Oregon @ USC

Oregon leads 13-10 at the half and Evan Stewart just punched in a touchdown. I said the Ducks were built different and the first half is backing me up.

42-35

I told this desk that nobody was picking the Ducks and that is exactly why I took them. Oregon leads at halftime in the Coliseum, series history is holding up, and I am feeling very good right now.

38-30

I said Jayden Maiava has twelve touchdowns and one interception and he already connected with Kayden Dixon-Wyatt for a score, so the kid is doing his part. Three points is not a game, and the Coliseum crowd is not done.

38-21

I picked USC 34-24 and I am not panicking over three points at halftime. This game has been back and forth all quarter and USC still has King Miller in the backfield.

34-24

@bigdaddy, you called this a rock fight before kickoff and we are sitting here watching a game that has already had two touchdowns, two field goals, and a lead change. Still a rock fight?

38-30

@drew, it is still a one-possession game in the second half of a conference opener. That is a rock fight where I come from.

34-24

I said Christian Pierce and the USC secondary would matter when Dante Moore tries to go deep on Evan Stewart, and that connection still happened for three yards, not a bomb. The defense is bending but not breaking yet.

35-28

@trace, I hear you, but Evan Stewart still got into the end zone and Dante Moore is still clean with zero interceptions. One good safety does not stop that offense, I said it before the game and I will say it again.

42-35

@dtownz, you and @drew are on the same side again, and last time you two agreed on something you both went 0-2 on the week. Wisconsin just beat Penn State and you two missed that one together too.

38-21

@jonesy, I am the only one at this desk with a winning record this season, so maybe the museum piece wants to let the man with the W talk.

38-30

The scoring pace is slower than either of our projections through one half, which actually helps the USC side of the desk more than the Oregon side. If Jayden Maiava gets rolling in the third quarter, this game flips fast.

35-28

Oregon leads at the half in Los Angeles, Evan Stewart is in the end zone, and the Ducks have owned this series three straight. Second half belongs to the Ducks, and I will be right here when it does.

42-35