USC and UCLA set to renew their rivalry this weekend as UCLA hosts USC Saturday at 3:05. The last couple meetings are ones that UCLA would like to forget, as the Bruins have lost 12 of the last 13 games, including an embarrassing 50-0 loss last season.
UCLA hopes to paint the Victory Bell trophy Bruin blue this year and show the country that they can finally beat the Trojans. The Bruins come in at 8-2 but still are a three point underdog in the game. USC has lost three games this year, those losses being a 21-14 loss to Stanford, a 62-5 loss to Oregon, and an embarrassing upset loss to Arizona 39-36.
UCLA is looking for a big game from RB Jonathan Franklin, who has 1,210 rushing yards this season, to go along with eight TDs. If they can have a good running attack against USC that will really open up the passing game. Look for WR Joe Fauria to have a good game against the Trojans. The 6'7" wide receiver creates huge match up problems against shorter cornerbacks. Fauria has recorded 31 receptions for 417 yards, and nine scores. USC hopes to creates the similar defensive problems for USC with wide receivers Marqise Lee and Robert Woods.
The athletic directors of both schools are asking for good sportsmanship, from fans and the teams. USC will not complete their pre game ritual this week of stabbing the midfield logo.
There is a lot of bad blood between these cross town rivals, and UCLA has something to prove this year. This game should be a closely contested high scoring affair. The winner of this game controls the PAC-12 South division. I predict that UCLA will finally
beat their rival USC, in a 42-36 thriller.
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Information from:
http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/30/usc-trojans
http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/26/ucla-bruins
http://www.swrnn.com/2012/11/14/rose-bowl-sportsmanship-urged-at-upcoming-usc-ucla-crosstown-rivalry-football-game/
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCLA–USC_rivalry#section_2
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