TODAY'S GAMES USC AT ARIZONA.

Kickoff: 3:30 p.m., at Arizona Stadium (capacity 56,002).

TV/Radio: Ch. 9; 1540-AM, 1090-AM (Spanish).

Records: USC 2-5, 1-3; Arizona 3-4, 0-4

--Series: USC leads 19-6, but the Wildcats have won the past two meetings, including last year's 31-15 victory at the Coliseum. The Trojans lost 31-24 in Tucson in 1999. USC has won three of the past five games.

Injury update: USC - TB Sultan McCullough (stomach muscle), LB Lee Webb (foot), WR Grant Mattos (knee), OL Derek Graf (knee), TE Gregg Guenther (back), WR Marcell Allmond (suspension), DT Bernard Riley (knee), TB Malaefou Mackenzie (left team), DE Jamaal Williams (leg), LB Bobby Otani (hamstring), DE Anthony Daye (foot) and LB Chris Prosser (concussion) are out. Arizona - DE Johnny Johnson (neck) is doubtful. OL Reggie Sampay (shoulder) and LB Scott McKee (elbow) are questionable. QBs Jason Johnson (concussion) and John Rattay (concussion) are probable. LB Joe Siofele (hand), DE Eli Wnek (foot) and DT Keoni Fraser (concussion) are out.

Keep an eye on: USC wide receiver D. Hale. He might start only one series, but the walk-on's inclusion in the starting lineup is a big story for someone who wasn't on the team four weeks ago. USC tailback/fullback Chad Pierson. It looks as though he'll get a lot more playing time today, especially with fullback Charlie Landrigan nursing a sore ankle and tailback Darryl Poston out with a sprained knee.

Arizona update: After a 3-0 start, the Wildcats have lost four in a row, all against Pacific-10 Conference opponents. One reason is the defense, which allows 34 points per game. Physical tailback Clarence Farmer, who averages 98 yards per game, should pose problems for the Trojans. He gained 134 yards last year against USC.

- Scott Wolf

CSUN at E. WASHINGTON

Kickoff: 2:05 p.m., at Woodward Stadium (capacity 7,000).

TV/Radio: On the Internet at www.gomatadors.com.

Records: CSUN 1-5; Eastern Washington 4-2 (2-2 Big Sky).

Series: The series is tied 3-3. CSUN won 31-26 last year and Eastern Washington won 48-41 in 1999.

Injury update: CSUN - QB Marcus Brady (elbow), LB Ben Lorier (ankle), LB Cos Abercrombie (knee) are probable. LB Pieter Keus (knee), RB Ruben Gomez (knee) are questionable. OL Keith Kincaid (shoulder), DB Travis Campbell (shoulder), DL Jason Nicastro (knee), OL Ashcon Madjid (foot), DB Greg Strausberg (knee) are out. EWU - DB Allen Tolliver (neck) is out.

Keep an eye on: Senior quarterback Brady. He became the Division I-AA career-completions leader last week and was named the independent player of the week. Troy State football coach Larry Blakeney had this to say after the game: ``I think Brady could play at the next level. If he's not what they're looking for, I don't know who is. He could throw a ball through a car wash and not get it wet.'' In the last two meetings against EWU, Brady has completed 71.7 percent of his passes for 1,093 yards, 10 TDs and one INT. Linebacker Lewis Blanton. He needs just 23 tackles to become CSUN's all-time tackles leader. The CSUN offense. The Matadors average 450 yards per game but were held scoreless in the second half by Troy State.

Eastern Washington update: Walter Payton Award candidate Jesse Chatman, who ran for a school-record 298 yards in an overtime win over Sacramento State last week, has been unstoppable against CSUN. Last year, Chatman had 128 yards on 17 carries. Chatman and Jovan Griffith set a combined Division I-AA rushing record with 473 yards against CSUN in 1999.

- Jill Painter

No. 4 UCLA at No. 20 STANFORD

Kickoff: 12:30 p.m., at Stanford Stadium (capacity 85,500).

TV/Radio: Ch. 7; 1150-AM.

Records: UCLA 6-0, 3-0; Stanford 4-1, 3-1.

Series: UCLA leads 38-29-3. The Bruins have won six of the last eight, but five games in that span have been decided by four points or less.

Injuries: UCLA - G Shane Lehmann (ankle) is questionable. WR Brian Poli-Dixon (dislocated shoulder) is doubtful. CB Matt Ware (ankle) is probable. Stanford - QB Randy Fasani (knee), DT Matt Leonard (back) are out. DT Trey Freeman (ankle) is questionable.

Players to watch: Teyo Johnson. Stanford's 6-foot-7 basketball-playing receiver will present matchup problems against 5-9 cornerback Ricky Manning. Johnson leaped over the other all-conference cornerback, Oregon's Rashad Bauman, to grab touchdown and two-point-conversion passes last week. Steven Vieira. UCLA's freshman guard, who struggled in the first half of his first start last week, will be tested by the wide variety of blitzes the Cardinal runs. Chris Lewis. The Stanford quarterback has come off the bench to lead the Cardinal past Texas, USC and Oregon in the last two years. But he's 0-3 as a starter and couldn't rally Stanford past UCLA in a relief appearance last season.

Stanford update: The Cardinal generally doesn't beat itself. It has had the fewest penalties in the Pac-10 the last five seasons and has turned the ball over 12 times in five games, second-fewest in the Pac-10 behind UCLA's 11. With Lewis replacing the injured Fasani at quarterback, the Cardinal lost a running threat, but the sophomore could develop into one of the Pac-10's best quarterbacks.

- Billy Witz

PAC-10 PREVIEWS

No. 13 WASHINGTON (5-1, 3-1) at ARIZONA ST. (4-2, 1-2)

Time: 7:15 p.m., Fox Sports Net

Matchup: The 31-28 victory over Arizona last week kept the 13th-ranked Huskies among the nation's top 15 for the 18th consecutive game. But it was the fourth time this year that Washington has had to come from behind to win, and it left coach Rick Neuheisel determined to get more production from the running game to keep defenses off quarterback Cody Pickett, who separated his right shoulder Oct. 6 but passed for a school record 455 yards last week.

No. 11 OREGON (6-1, 3-1) at No. 14 WASHINGTON ST. (7-0, 4-0)

Time: 4 p.m., Channel 7

Matchup: The Cougars' Jason Gesser, a junior, leads the conference in passing and total offense and is 11th nationally in pass efficiency. He averages 265 passing yards per game and has thrown 19 TD passes and six interceptions. Ducks senior Joey Harrington is third in passing and fourth in total offense in the conference. The Heisman Trophy candidate averages 239 passing yards per game, has thrown 16 TDs and five interceptions. A WSU victory would set up a potential battle of conference unbeatens Nov. 3 in Pullman, Wash., should No. 4 UCLA beat No. 20 Stanford Saturday.

CAL (0-6, 0-4) at OREGON ST. (2-4, 1-3)

Time: 1 p.m.

Matchup: The Beavers can become bowl-eligible by winning four of their last five games, and playing the Bears on Saturday in Corvallis, Ore., presents the Beavers a chance to regain some momentum. The Golden Bears, on the other hand, are even more desperate for a victory. Cal hasn't gone winless since the 1897 team went 0-3-2. Five of those games were played against a club called Reliance.