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For four straight plays in the waning minutes, Notre Dame's defense was backed up to its 1 with its perfect season in peril. And on four straight plays, Southern California got nothing.

What does a 39-point win on a Saturday get you on a Tuesday? Answer: dropped from No.1 in the Associated Press college football poll. Well, it was fun while it lasted. USC's 49-10 blowout win over Hawaii on Saturday in the Coliseum was not enough for the Trojans to hold their preseason spot atop the AP poll.

Clear sailing on the field, but NCAA storm clouds are gathering again. Chased by demons of past sins, pursuing the ghosts of past greatness, the top-ranked USC football team began the 2012 season by swathing the rollicking Coliseum with one chilling word.

USC went 8-5 in 2010, then charged back to 10-2 last season. And when star quarterback Matt Barkley decided to stick around for his senior season instead of entering the NFL draft, the Trojans were set to make a run at No. 1.

The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum field is the place where the USC Trojans play football, two Summer Olympics were staged, John F. Kennedy accepted the Democratic presidential nomination and Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass.

Trojans benefit from three Irish turnovers and make enough plays on offense to earn the key victory. Trojans benefit from three Irish turnovers and make enough plays on offense to earn the key victory.

Authorities say two men have been stabbed and two police officers injured in a brawl involving dozens of fans before the USC-UCLA football game.

Southern California has received a two-year bowl ban and a sharp loss of football scholarships in a report on the NCAA's four-year investigation of the school.

Roundup: Urban Meyer's status doesn't scare off top preps as Florida compiles nation's top recruiting class; USC and new coach Lane Kiffin close strong on signing day, landing prized offensive lineman Seantrel Henderson.

There is an impressive statistic that has been building over time in East Lansing, Mich., one that Michigan State coach Tom Izzo treasures above all others. In the last 12 years, every Spartan who has stayed for four years has appeared in a Final Four. Thanks to an unexpected scoring binge from senior Travis Walton, who has yet to step on to college basketball's biggest stage, Michigan State still...