Down Goes Southern California

Everyone in the college football world was waiting for January when the mighty USC Trojans would be put to the test. When they would have to face the Sooners, Bulldogs or Tigers of this world. Everybody waited for a worthy opponent to go up against the number one team in the nation... until last night, when it took a 5-6 true freshman running back and a team of highly motivated and fired up Oregon State football players to ruin the Trojans' National Championship dreams.

The Beavers upset USC 27-21 on Thursday night at Reser Stadium and look to be the deciding factor in Southern Cal's bid for the National Championship. Freshman halfback Jacquizz Rodgers rushed for 186 yards and 2 touchdowns on 36 carries to lead the Beavers to their second upset of USC in the last three years. Throughout the entire game Rodgers found room inside the trenches where his offensive line manhandled the Trojans front. Asked how he was able to have such success against the highly praised USC defense, Rodgers had a quite amusing answer: "I'm a small dude, I was just hiding behind my offensive linemen. They couldn't find me." If it would be just that easy... After dominating the first half on route to a 21-0 halftime lead, Oregon State looked to lose the hold of the game in the third quarter. Pete Carroll's talented Trojans stormed back to get within one touchdown yet they couldn't finish their aspired comeback. When quarterback Mark Sanchez threw an interception with about 2 minutes to go, Corvallis exploded in a collective uproar that was heard around the entire nation. The Trojans might not forget that sound anytime soon...