USC 10, California 0 (7:36 left in second quarter)
USC finally found a little bit of a running game, and it enabled the Trojans to score on a pass.
USC went 80 yards in six plays, the score coming on a perfectly thrown pass down the right sideline, from Matt Barkley to Marqise Lee. The play covered 39 yards, with Lee barely staying in bounds after hauling the pass in over his shoulder at about the 10.
Before that, USC, which started the series with two yards rushing in seven carries, got a two-yard gain by Barkley, followed by 19 yards rushing in three carries by Marc Tyler. The Trojans also benefited from a 13-yard pass interference call on Cal cornerback Stefan McClure -- the same player Lee beat for the touchdown.
USC 3, California 0 (8:25 left in second quarter)
Matt Barkley just scrambled for two yards, doubling USC's rushing yardage for the game.
That's right, the Trojans had two yards to show for their first seven carries.
And now USC is going nuts. The Trojans just got a five-yard run by Marc Tyler for a first down, followed by a pass interference call on California to move the ball near midfield.
--Mike Hiserman
USC 3, California 0 (6:01 left in first quarter)
USC has forced two fumbles and only has three points to show for it.
Andre Heidari's 39-yard field goal gave the Trojans the lead and also quelled some of the screaming from Trojans fans flabbergasted at USC's first series.
Jawanza Starling forced a fumble on Cal's first possession, giving USC the ball at the Golden Bears' 37-yard line.
A 31-yard completion from Matt Barkley to Marqise Lee gave the Trojans a first and goal at the six.
That's where it got dicey for the Trojans.
Freshman George Farmer got his first carry at tailback on a pitch play to the left. He was stopped for a four-yard loss.
On second down, Barkley lofted a screen pass to tailback Marc Tyler moving to his left. He was eventually knocked out of bounds for a two-yard loss.
Barkley threw incomplete on third down, setting up an apparent field-goal attempt.
But the Trojans lined up in a spread formation, and center Chris Pousson hiked the ball to the left to fullback Rhett Ellison. Ellison fumbled and Cal recovered toend the threat.
USC got another chance a few minutes later when defensive end Nick Perry caused Cal quarterback Zach Maynard to fumble. Middle linebacker Chris Galippo recovered at Cal's 30-yard line.
But the Trojans went nowhere and Heidari came on to kick the field goal.
--Gary Klein, reporting from San Francisco
Photo: USC quarterback Matt Barkley in action on the road against Arizona State. Credit: Matt York / Associated Press
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