How important is it against USC, which has the top-ranked defense, to get the rush game going?
COACH WEIS: I think the more you can keep your offense off the field, the better chance you have of winning. I think that’s a very valid question because if you try to get into a score a thon with the lack of production we’re having, especially this year on offense, but even in the past, if you try to get a score a thon with them, it usually doesn’t turn out too well. So the more you control the ball, the better chance you have of winning the game. Q. Is that what you saw when you watched the USC Stanford game? What did you see? Are there things you’ll be able to replicate? COACH WEIS: I saw Stanford make a couple of lay up big plays where they threw the ball up for grabs a couple times and they made a couple of hellacious catches. I think for the most part USC has got the game under control. It was 23-14 with five minutes to go in the game, and it looked like the game was over. All of a sudden, they make a couple plays, you turn the ball over. I think they threw four picks that day. N
