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   2-0 is the record for the USC Trojans football team to begin this years push towards a National Championship. They are currently ranked Number 1 in both College Football polls and have defeated Ohio State and Virginia in convincing fashion.

   So with no ranked opponents left on their schedule, what will stand in the way of USC walking right into the BCS National Championship game? Even though this is a down year for the Pac 10 Conference, the first tough match up of the season begins in Corvallis, Oregon.

   That’s right, USC faces its past again in the Oregon State Beavers who beat the Trojans in 2006 in Corvallis derailing USC’s National Title hopes. Oregon State is not expected to be a strong opponent for the Trojans but home games for the Beavers can make up for the lack of talent.

   In 2004 the Trojans barely came out of Coravllis with a 28-20 victory so history has proved the Beavers like to play USC extremely tough. Though last year the Beavers were defeated 24-3 in Los Angeles by the Trojans.

   USC still has to go on the road and defeat UCLA so their path to the National Title game is not as easy as it is predicted to be. The Trojans have California, Notre Dame, Arizona State, and Oregon all in Los Angeles which are the better teams in the Pac 10.

   Oregon State has back to back games against ranked opponents, facing USC tonight then the Beavers travel to face No. 17 Utah October 2nd. USC has improved since the last time they traveled to Corvallis, and tonight we will see just how much that actually is.

J.M.Saucedo

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