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Bradford shines in USC's messy win

By Bruce Feldman
ESPN The Magazine

Saturday, October 24, 2009

LOS ANGELES -- Pete Carroll was his usual upbeat self. His USC Trojans had scored 42 points. His tailback Allen Bradford had finally staged his breakout game, displaying the bruising style Carroll's offense had been longing for since LenDale White jumped to the NFL. His locker room was jam-packed with blue-chip recruits who were celebrating a 42-36 USC win over an Oregon State team that had beaten USC in two of their past three meetings. But then Carroll was asked why the Trojans had so much t ...

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