Matt Barkley tosses 4 TDs to help Trojans foil Oregon's title hopes

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    Matt Barkley was confident that USC (No. 18 AP) was headed for an upset all along, even when fourth-ranked Oregon mounted a comeback.

    "We expected to shock everybody except ourselves," he said after throwing for 323 yards and four touchdowns in a 38-35 victory over the Ducks on Saturday night.

    The loss snapped a 21-game winning streak for Oregon (9-2, 7-1 Pac-12) at Autzen Stadium, which was the longest in the nation. It also stopped a 19-game winning streak in conference games.

    But even more significantly, the loss derailed Oregon's hope for a second-straight berth in the BCS championship game. The Ducks were poised to move up in the BCS standings after No. 2 Oklahoma State lost to Iowa State 37-31on Friday night.
     

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