Trojan War: USC Trounces Hawaii, 49-10

SB Nation’s USC blog Conquest Chronicles highlights Lee’s night including a quote from Lane Kiffin who says that Lee could be the best ever one day.

Lee is a 6-foot-1 sophomore who combines with quarterback Matt Barkley to give the Trojans a dynamic passing attack. As a freshman, Lee hauled in 73 passes for 1,143 yards and 11 touchdowns. His performance on Monday puts him in position to eclipse those numbers as a sophomore.

Another potential move in the rankings could be between the fourth and fifth spots in the poll. Oklahoma had an unimpressive 24-7 victory over UTEP, while Oregon obliterated Arkansas State with a 50-point first half and cruised to a 57-34 victory. The incredible early offensive proficiency by the Ducks might be enough to swap them with the Sooners at the fourth spot.

Talk about college football rankings with Alabama fans at Roll Bama Roll, with USC fans at Conquest Chronicles, with Michigan fans at Maize N Brew, with Oregon fans at Addicted to Quack, and with Oklahoma fans at Crimson and Cream Machine.

The two main highlights of the game were from Barkley’s number one target in Trojan wide reciever Marqise Lee. On the first play of the game from scrimmage, Barkley found Lee on a short comeback, but then Lee juked the Hawaii cornerback to the inside before pulling it back to the sideline, and then took off for 70 yards to put USC up 7-0. Lee then took a kickoff early in the second half that saw him receive great blocking on special teams. Lee did the rest, turning on the jets, exploding through the open hole and hitting the end zone without trouble.

Lee finished with 10 receptions for 187 yards and the 100 yard kickoff return to give him 287 all-purpose yards on the day. You can see some snippets of Lee’s great day from the official USC football YouTube channel above and via ESPN’s highlights below.

Box Score Hero: USC WR Marquis Lee, who finished with 290 total yards. Lee caught 10 passes for 190 yards and a touchdown, and also returned a kickoff 100 yards for a score.

Rankings Ramifications: USC should stay atop the AP poll and keeps pace with Alabama in the coaches poll.