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USC looks to extend home winning streak vs. Washington State

Sep 22, 2007 - 12:35 PM Washington State (2-1) at No. 1 USC (2-0) 8:00 pm EDT

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Pete Carroll certainly has to like Southern California's chances at home against Washington State.

Carroll's top-ranked Trojans try to extend their home winning streak to 35 games on Saturday when they host the Cougars in their Pac-10 Conference opener.

USC, which has not lost at the Los Angeles Coliseum since 2001, improved to 2-0 on the campaign with a 49-31 triumph at then-No. 14 Nebraska last weekend.

John David Booty tossed two touchdowns, Chauncey Washington rushed for a pair and sophomore Stafon Johnson ran for a career-high 144 yards and a score for the Trojans, who trailed, 10-7, early in the second quarter before taking control of the game with 35 straight points.

Washington State has won back-to-back games after a season-opening loss at Wisconsin. Last Saturday, the Cougars posted a 45-28 home win over Idaho.

Alex Brink threw for 307 yards and four TDs with one interception for Washington State, which also received 108 rushing yards and two scores from Dwight Tardy.

USC has won four in a row in the series since an overtime road loss in 2002.

Last year, the Trojans survived their trip to Pullman, 28-22, after then-freshman defensive back Taylor Mays intercepted a pass from Brink at the USC 4 on the final play of the game.