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USC's Matt Barkley says his play's the thing in Heisman campaign: Or, in other words: throwing a lot of touchdown passes helps. (Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times)

A commitment without the hype: USC picked up its 18th and final commit for the class of 2013 on Sunday in four-star defensive end Torrodney Prevot of Houston. (Gerard Martinez, USCFootball.com)

14-year-old, eighth-grade QB receives, accepts Washington scholarship offer: Sarkisian apparently looking to tap into the junior high market, as well. (Cameron Smith, Yahoo! Sports' Prep Rally)

University Of Oregon Scoring Big In Southern California: One reason for the Ducks' recent success: they've reeled in a lot of kids from the Golden State. (CBS Los Angeles)

The Pac-12's top 5 offensive lineman: USC's Khaled Holmes and Oregon's Carson York top the list. (John Breech, CBSSports.com)

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