LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California's defense has been among the nation's most dominant, except in the second half of its last two games. For coach Pete Carroll, that's not dominant enough.
That formidable unit became ordinary after halftime against Notre Dame and Oregon State, leaving Carroll a bit concerned about his defense's finishing skills heading into the No. 4 Trojans' showdown with No. 10 Oregon on Halloween night.
Carroll said Tuesday that USC didn't play well with the lead when the other team started passing a lot.
Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen and Oregon State's Sean Canfield excelled while attempting to lead comebacks against the Trojans.
