SC OFFENSE: SOMETHING SPECIAL, INDEED WITH 610 YARDS, OFFENSE'S PERFORMANCE IS HISTORICAL.Byline: Jill Painter Staff Writer Norm Chow Norman Chow (Chinese: 周友賢; Pinyin: Zhōu Yǒuxián; born May 3, 1946) is the offensive coordinator of the Tennessee Titans of the NFL. doesn't believe the USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. offense is doing anything unique. USC had just 610 yards of offense against Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame , which sports one of the top defenses in the country. Carson Palmer Carson Palmer (born December 27, 1979 in Fresno, California), is an American football quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He attended the University of Southern California, where he won the Heisman Trophy Award in 2002 in his senior season. only threw for 425 yards and four touchdowns. Freshman Mike Williams Mike Williams may refer to:
He was drafted in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders. As of 2006, he is the Raiders' second-string running back. ran for 123 yards. The Trojans had 31 first downs. Notre Dame had four. Sixth-ranked USC did whatever it wanted and demolished No. 7 Notre Dame 44-13 in front of a sellout crowd of 91,432 at the Coliseum. ``We have a great quarterback and a lot of good players surrounding him,'' Chow said. ``It's not anything unique.'' But even the mild-mannered Chow had to admit this prolific offense even surprises him sometimes. It should. This offense is doing things not seen since Anthony Davis Anthony Davis can refer to:
USC (10-2) has scored at least 30 points in eight games this season. That hasn't happened since 1972. ``This offense is magical, the way it picks apart defenses,'' USC defensive end Omar Nazel said. ``But give credit where credit is due. They practice against us every day. They help us and we help them. ``The offense realizes they've got it easy (with us). They just have to go out there and do what they do. We showed everyone in America we're one of the top five teams in the country.'' USC's defense is undoubtedly good. But the offense has been unbelievably good. Senior quarterback Carson Palmer gave an impressive final pitch for the Heisman Trophy Heisman Trophy Annual award given to the outstanding college gridiron football player in the U.S. The trophy was instituted in 1935 by New York City's Downtown Athletic Club and was officially named the following year for the club's first athletic director, the player-coach , save for two interceptions. Fargas, who had his third 100-yard plus game, scored for the sixth consecutive game. And Williams had a typical game - 10 catches and two scores. So just how good is this offense? ``The scoreboard speaks for itself,'' receiver Keary Colbert said. So do the statistics. USC had 500 yards of offense by the end of the third quarter. At halftime, USC had 328 yards and Notre Dame 94. USC had its biggest offensive outing since it recorded 621 yards against Oregon State in 1996. ``They've got great skill players,'' Notre Dame defensive lineman Kyle Budinscak said. ``They made things happen. We didn't.'' Notre Dame's offense managed a pathetic 109 yards, leaving the defense on the field for 38 minutes - nearly two-thirds of the game. It left an impossible task for any team, even Notre Dame, which hadn't given up more than 24 points in a game this year. ``A lot of people said Notre Dame didn't have any weakness on defense,'' Palmer said. ``We definitely found it all over the place.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: USC freshman wide receiver Mike Williams, who caught 10 passes for 169 yards and two touchdowns, heads upfield Saturday. Michael Owen Baker/Staff Photographer |
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