LOS ANGELES - Although Matt Barkley and Marqise Lee both laughed it off, the symbolism was tough to miss. On the first play of No. 1 Southern California's first game after its postseason ban ended, the veteran quarterback hit his speedy receiver for an electrifying 75-yard touchdown.
The Trojans have been waiting two years for the chance to play for championships, and wouldn't postpone the chase even a minute longer.
That was bad news for the University of Hawaii football team.
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Ne’Quan Phillips of Hawaii reaches for a pass intended for Southern California’s Xavier Grimble during the first half of the Trojans’ 49-10 win over the Warriors on Saturday.
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Lee caught 10 passes for 197 yards and returned a kickoff 100 yards for a score, and the top-ranked Trojans rolled to a 49-10 victory over the Warriors on Saturday.
Barkley kicked off his Heisman Trophy campaign with 372 passing yards and four touchdowns.
"We're just excited to play football again," said Barkley, who opted against the NFL in order to return for his senior season. "There's so much talk, especially this year with all the rankings and the hype. This was just a good way to kick off the season, and really find that rhythm and that flow."
Duke transfer Sean Schroeder passed for 208 yards and a touchdown in his first start for UH, which faced a difficult assignment in coach Norm Chow's debut.
The former USC offensive coordinator is a head coach for the first time after 40 years in the profession, but his Warriors couldn't keep up in the opener of their first season since moving to the Mountain West Conference after 33 years in the Western Athletic Conference.
"We thought we would give them a better battle," Chow said. "We made too many mistakes, but we didn't quit, and USC knew they were in a game. We started one senior, a bunch of kids who have never played before, in front of 93,000 people. We were all kind of shaky, but we'll shore a few things up."
Schroeder hit Scott Harding with an 18-yard touchdown pass on the first series after halftime - but Lee replied by becoming just the second USC player to return a kickoff at least 100 yards, sprinting down the UH sideline for the his second career score on a kickoff return.
Jeremiah Ostrowski had seven catches for 34 yards for the Warriors.
USC has never lost in eight meetings with UH in a series dating to 1930 and including the 1936 Poi Bowl.
Silas Redd rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown on a team-leading nine carries in the Penn State transfer's debut at USC, which led 35-0 at halftime and coasted to its 15th straight season-opening win.
The Trojans finished with 481 yards while allowing 264.
"They're a great team, but the taste is still a little bitter," said Schroeder, who graduated from Duke in three years without playing for the Blue Devils. "We have a lot to learn, and hopefully we can study what happened today and build on it."
During the game, the Trojans paid tribute to former linebacker Junior Seau, who killed himself in May. Seau's parents and children gathered on the field for an emotional ceremony between quarters.
Hawaii ................. 0 ....... 0 ..... 10 ..... 0-10
Southern Cal ..... 20 ..... 15 ....... 7 ..... 7-49
First Quarter
USC-Lee 75 pass from Barkley (Heidari kick), 14:46.
USC-R.Woods 20 pass from Barkley (Heidari kick), 5:33.
USC-Pullard 27 interception return (pass failed), 3:12.
Second Quarter
USC-Redd 31 run (pass failed), 13:31.
USC-R.Woods 2 pass from Barkley (run failed), 5:00.
USC-FG Heidari 28, :00.
Third Quarter
Haw-Harding 18 pass from Schroeder (Hadden kick), 10:11.
USC-Lee 100 kickoff return (Heidari kick), 10:00.
Haw-FG Hadden 36, 4:40.
Fourth Quarter
USC-Telfer 11 pass from Barkley (Heidari kick), 12:58.
| Haw | USC | |
| First downs | 20 | 20 |
| Rushes-yards | 32-56 | 23-81 |
| Passing | 208 | 394 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 24-39-2 | 26-41-0 |
| Return Yards | 39 | 75 |
| Punts-Avg. | 7-37.1 | 3-45.7 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 3-2 | 1-1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 9-83 | 8-74 |
| Time of Possession | 32:31 | 27:29 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING-Hawaii, Gregory 10-48, Iosefa 10-27, Schroeder 12-(minus 19). Southern Cal, Redd 9-56, Morgan 7-25, McNeal 5-10, Wittek 2-(minus 10).
PASSING-Hawaii, Schroeder 24-39-2-208. Southern Cal, Barkley 23-38-0-372, Wittek 3-3-0-22.
RECEIVING-Hawaii, Ostrowski 8-34, Iosefa 4-30, Stutzmann 3-49, Harding 3-43, Hall 3-17, Davis 1-16, Clapp 1-10, Gant 1-9. Southern Cal, Lee 10-197, R.Woods 6-42, Grimble 2-38, Vainuku 2-23, Redd 1-41, McNeal 1-20, Telfer 1-11, Blackwell 1-9, Farmer 1-7, Agholor 1-6.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Saturday's Results
EAST
Albany (N.Y.) 40, Colgate 23
Bowie St. 24, Assumption 20
Bridgewater (Va.) 23, St. Vincent 7
Castleton St. 35, Plymouth St. 7
Franklin & Marshall 35, Washington & Lee 29
Hobart 31, Dickinson 0
Indiana (Pa.) 33, S. Connecticut 6
Lebanon Valley 31, Montclair St. 21
Lehigh 27, Monmouth (N.J.) 17
Marist 35, Bryant 10
Miami 41, Boston College 32
New Haven 45, Merrimack 18
Northwestern 42, Syracuse 41
Notre Dame 50, Navy 10
Ohio 24, Penn St. 14
Otterbein 15, Gallaudet 0
Rowan 27, Delaware Valley 13
Stony Brook 49, CCSU 17
Susquehanna 37, Merchant Marine 21
Utica 40, St. Lawrence 7
West Virginia 69, Marshall 34
Widener 63, W. Connecticut 17
William Paterson 9, King's (Pa.) 3
Youngstown St. 31, Pittsburgh 17
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SOUTH
Alabama 41, Michigan 14
Alabama A&M 7, Tuskegee 6
Alcorn St. 22, Grambling St. 21
Catawba 24, West Liberty 3
Clemson 26, Auburn 19
Coastal Carolina 29, NC A&T 13
Concordia-Selma 20, MVSU 19
Cumberland (Tenn.) 31, Kansas Wesleyan 10
Cumberlands 21, Belhaven 10
Delaware St. 17, VMI 10
Duke 46, FIU 26
E. Carolina 35, Appalachian St. 13
Emory & Henry 45, Ferrum 36
Florida 27, Bowling Green 14
Florida St. 69, Murray St. 3
Georgetown 35, Davidson 14
Georgia 45, Buffalo 23
Georgia Southern 58, Jacksonville 0
Greensboro 14, Guilford 13
Hampden-Sydney 20, Averett 6
Howard 30, Morehouse 29
Iowa Wesleyan 36, Siena Heights 34
James Madison 55, St. Francis (Pa.) 7
Johns Hopkins 36, Randolph-Macon 13
LSU 41, N. Texas 14
Lane 45, Edward Waters 28
Lindsey Wilson 36, Union (Ky.) 21
Louisiana-Lafayette 40, Lamar 0
Marian (Ind.) 31, Bethel (Tenn.) 7
Maryland 7, William & Mary 6
Mississippi 49, C. Arkansas 27
Mississippi St. 56, Jackson St. 9
Morgan St. 30, Sacred Heart 27, 4OT
N.C. Central 54, Fayetteville St. 31
Norfolk St. 24, Virginia St. 0
North Carolina 62, Elon 0
Old Dominion 57, Duquesne 23
Pikeville 14, Campbellsville 7
Presbyterian 45, Brevard 10
Rutgers 24, Tulane 12
Samford 24, Furman 21
Sewanee 30, Puget Sound 7
S. Florida 34, Chattanooga 13
St. Augustine's 28, Wingate 10
Tennessee St. 17, Florida A&M 14
The Citadel 49, Charleston Southern 14
Troy 39, UAB 29
UT-Martin 20, Memphis 17
UTSA 33, S. Alabama 31
Urbana 53, Tusculum 33
Virginia 43, Richmond 19
W. Kentucky 49, Austin Peay 10
Wake Forest 20, Liberty 17
Washington & Jefferson 23, Methodist 6
Wofford 34, Gardner-Webb 7
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MIDWEST
Albion 55, Defiance 0
Augsburg 41, Concordia (Wis.) 20
Augustana (S.D.) 35, Northern St. (S.D.) 14
Carleton 20, Grinnell 14, OT
Carroll (Wis.) 24, Lakeland 17
Carthage 20, Adrian 17
Chicago 20, Beloit 6
Coe 33, Monmouth (Ill.) 3
Concordia (Ill.) 35, Lake Forest 27
Concordia (Moor.) 42, Jamestown 23
Cornell (Iowa) 41, Lawrence 39
Doane 41, Briar Cliff 28
Dubuque 39, Augustana (Ill.) 21
Elmhurst 36, Loras 0
Eureka 62, Knox 55
Graceland (Iowa) 28, Culver-Stockton 17
Grand Valley St. 48, W. Oregon 20
Hamline 37, Minn.-Morris 31
Heidelberg 45, Alma 0
Hope 42, North Park 24
Illinois 24, W. Michigan 7
Illinois College 51, Hanover 28
Illinois St. 56, Dayton 14
Illinois Wesleyan 49, Aurora 13
Indiana 24, Indiana St. 17
Iowa 18, N. Illinois 17
Iowa St. 38, Tulsa 23
Kalamazoo 29, Rose-Hulman 28
Kansas 31, S. Dakota St. 17
Kansas St. 51, Missouri St. 9
Macalester 53, Crown (Minn.) 6
Martin Luther 36, Maranatha Baptist 12
Mary 32, Concordia (St.P.) 26
Missouri 62, SE Louisiana 10
N. Dakota St. 52, Robert Morris 0
Nebraska 49, Southern Miss 20
Ohio Dominican 57, Lynchburg 6
Ohio St. 56, Miami (Ohio) 10
Purdue 48, E. Kentucky 6
Robert Morris-Chicago 42, Olivet 0
Saginaw Valley St. 28, Valdosta St. 24
Simpson (Iowa) 31, Wis.-River Falls 22
St. Francis (Ind.) 39, Wis.-Stevens Pt. 31
St. John's (Minn.) 52, Northwestern (Minn.) 7
St. Olaf 28, Luther 23
St. Thomas (Minn.) 27, Wis.-Eau Claire 24
Tiffin 23, McKendree 13
Wartburg 73, Mac Murray 0
Wayne (Neb.) 49, Minn. St.-Moorhead 6
Waynesburg 34, Muskingum 23
Westminster (Mo.) 40, Rockford 0
Whitworth 28, St. Scholastica 13
Wis. Lutheran 31, Ripon 0
Wis.-LaCrosse 21, North Central 17
Wis.-Oshkosh 47, Central 28
Wis.-Platteville 56, Buena Vista 13
Wisconsin 26, N. Iowa 21
Wittenberg 44, Capital 17
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SOUTHWEST
Ark.-Pine Bluff 17, Langston 14
Arkansas 49, Jacksonville St. 24
Louisiana College 34, Webber Intl. 16
Millsaps 23, Mississippi College 17
Oklahoma 24, UTEP 7
Oklahoma St. 84, Savannah St. 0
Texas 37, Wyoming 17
Texas Lutheran 38, Austin 16
Texas Southern 44, Prairie View 41
Texas St. 30, Houston 13
Texas Tech 44, Northwestern St. 6
Trinity (Texas) 56, Howard Payne 7
W. New Mexico 54, Sul Ross St. 44
Wesley 34, E. Texas Baptist 14
Willamette 58, Hardin-Simmons 34
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FAR WEST
Air Force 49, Idaho St. 21
Arizona 24, Toledo 17, OT
Cal Poly 41, San Diego 14
Colorado St. 22, Colorado 17
Fresno St. 37, Weber St. 10
Montana 35, South Dakota 24
Nevada 31, California 24
New Mexico 66, Southern U. 21
Nicholls St. at Oregon St., ppd.
Oregon 57, Arkansas St. 34
Portland St. 38, Carroll (Mont.) 20
Southern Cal 49, Hawaii 10
Washington 21, San Diego St. 12
