Published 8/20/2008
by camee junior
at Bleacher Report - College Football
The No. 1 team in the nation is...Southern California!!! Here's their write up...
OFFENSE
USC's remarkable run of great quarterbacks has always been stellar. Given that, once-heralded junior Mark Sanchez has waited his turn to grab the reins of Pete Carroll's Trojan Horse, and that's no simple task.
Sanchez's smarts, athleticism, and and pinpoint accuracy, will help him in the Pac-10, which has many good secondaries. Sanchez only has three starts under his belt and will have to execute a good string of confidence.
The second game of the season for Southern Cal will be a mouth-watering confrontation, as they will play No. 2 Ohio State on Sept. 13.
Two things will be on the line: National Championship hankerings and Mark Sanchez's starting job. If Coach Carroll sees it fit, he could easily confiscate Mark's starting position and put in Arkansas transfer Mitch Mustain. He has a big body and picks apart defenses with aplomb.
The receivers have talent returning and arriving. ...
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