Mark Saxon, Orange County Register

USC did not prove in any official way that it is the best team in its conference on Thursday night. It still needs to beat UCLA and for Oregon to lose at least once to clinch the Pac-10 title and gain a trip to the Rose Bowl. And yet the Trojans, always ambitious, seemed to have set their sights on loftier goals after a 44-24 demolition of Arizona State at Sun Devil Stadium. They think they still have time to prove they’re as good as everybody thought they were three months ago… continue

Also in today’s OC Register:

• USC’s Jackson has good night at the sack factory Mark Whicker
• Trojans’ Booty playing with authority Mark Saxon