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Head injuries have left the NFL under unflinching scrutiny over the past year. At the NCAA level, however, the issue has escaped similar furor.
In October, a helmet-to-helmet hit spun University of Southern California wide receiver Robert Woods around 180 degrees while he was blocking on a kick return against the University of Utah.
Southern California was ranked No. 1 at the beginning of the season, and Matt Barkley was a strong contender for the Heisman Trophy. The year ended with Barkley on the sideline as the Trojans lost to Georgia Tech in the Sun Bowl.
School officials at Southern California fired a student manager after he admitted taking the air out of some footballs before last week's home game against Oregon.
No. 3 Florida lived up to its surprising BCS ranking by thrashing a South Carolina team that appeared to be a contender in the SEC.
USC quarterback Matt Barkley led the Trojans to 28 straight points, passing for 303 yards and three touchdowns in a 38-28 victory over Utah on Thursday.
No. 1 Alabama (1-0) vs. Western Kentucky (1-0), 3:30 p.m. (SEC Network)
Braxton Miller helped make Urban Meyer's first game as Ohio State coach a record-breaking romp for the Buckeyes.
Although Matt Barkley has already graduated from Southern California, he's eager to get to work on his final college project.
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College football is in for some big and, some say, much-needed changes with the switch to a four-team playoff.
College football is in for some big and, some say, much-needed changes with the switch to a four-team playoff.
Robert Woods' goal for the upcoming season sounds fairly modest.
No. 21 Southern California (6-2, 3-2 Pac-12) at Colorado (1-8, 0-5), Friday, 9 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Southern California coach Lane Kiffin was reprimanded and fined $10,000 by the Pac-12 on Monday night for criticizing the officiating in the 21st-ranked Trojans' triple-overtime loss to Stanford last weekend.
"It's the same," Woods said of the Trojans' preparations for a season with much higher expectations.
"We definitely don't listen to any of the hype," Woods said. "The hype is always going to be there. If you get in the game and you make a big play, that's when you get hyped. It's always going to be around. You keep the hype around, but if you just make your plays, the hype will come with it. We're not even really allowed to talk about it."
