| The USC Trojans will begin a new era without | | | | treated as a bowl game or a working vacation |
| 10-year head coach Pete Carroll, 30 scholarships | | | | for the visiting squad but that will not be the case |
| over the next 3 years and a shot at the Pac 10 | | | | for Kiffin's Trojans, who are all business for |
| conference title or a bowl this year as they open | | | | tonight's college football betting opener. "This is |
| the 2010 season at the Hawaii Warriors tonight. | | | | not a vacation," said Kiffin. "This is not a pleasure |
| Kick-off on ESPN is set for 11:05pm EST and USC | | | | trip. We have not won one game. We don't |
| has opened at online sportsbooks as a 21-point | | | | deserve a vacation right now. Win a bunch of |
| favorite in college football predictions for week 1 | | | | games, then we can start talking about days at |
| with a total of 51. Lane Kiffin will begin his new | | | | the beach." |
| stint as the USC head coach. Kiffin was a top | | | | "If feels great to finally get going after everything |
| assistant for Carroll before striking out on his own | | | | that went on this offseason," added Kiffin. "There |
| at the Oakland Raiders and then last year with | | | | are a lot of question marks about this team, and |
| the Tennessee Volunteers. Kiffin faces the great | | | | I have a lot of questions personally, but now is |
| coaching challenge of trying to motivate a team | | | | the time to go out there and start figuring out |
| that, at the end of the day, has nothing to play | | | | where we are as a team." Tail back Marc Tyler |
| for in 2010 college football odds. | | | | says USC football has bought into Kiffin and |
| USC is ranked 14th in the AP poll heading into | | | | despite not being able to win the national title in |
| 2010 college football predictions and does have | | | | college football predictions, the focus remain the |
| plenty of talent left over from the Carroll regime. | | | | same. "Everybody is committed," said Tyler about |
| Sophomore quarterback Matt Barkley returns | | | | the 2010 season. "When we go out there, it's |
| after starting as a freshman and should be much | | | | about everybody being committed to show that |
| improved. Normally a trip to Hawaii is often | | | | SC is still SC. |
