| The Lane Kiffin era begins Thursday night as the | | | | season in which he passed for 2,735 yards with a |
| USC Trojans travel to face the Hawaii Warriors in | | | | 15/14 TD/INT ratio. USC lost their top running |
| the night cap of action for the first day of the | | | | back, receiver, tackler, interception man and ace |
| new season with kick-off set for 11:05pm EST | | | | punt returner from last year to add to the new |
| for the game that can be seen on ESPN. Online | | | | look flavor with Kiffin as coach. USC has gone |
| sportsbooks opened with USC as 21-point | | | | 26-10 against the spread in non conference action |
| favorites in week 1 college football betting odds | | | | while going just 3-9 ATS as a road favorite since |
| with the over/under total at 53.5. Perhaps USC | | | | 2008. |
| would have been well advised to play this game | | | | Hawaii finished 6-7 in college football odds last |
| at the end of the year since they will be banned | | | | year and had a 3-season bowl string snapped. |
| from a bowl game due to the Reggie Bush fiasco. | | | | They have had the recent distraction of their |
| The Trojans are still one of the most talented | | | | membership in the Western Athletic Conference |
| teams in the nation and this could be the best | | | | being open for debate as the league has lost 3 |
| team that they field for the next few years as | | | | members for next year. Junior QB Bryant Moniz |
| the affects of their 3-year probation are yet to | | | | returns to lead and offense that dropped to 23 |
| be felt. | | | | PPG last year after averaging 43.4 PPG just 2 |
| The Men of Troy have 5 starters back on each | | | | seasons ago as coach Greg McMackin seems to |
| side of the line and will be led in college football | | | | be overseeing a deterioration of the program |
| odds for week 1 by sophomore quarterback Matt | | | | since its BCS run under June Jones in 2007. |
| Barkley, who was up and down in his freshman | | | | |
