USC 24, VA Tech 13: One testament to Pete Carroll's greatness as a head coach is that even though his team trailed at half to a fired-up opponent, playing what was, for all intents and purposes, a home game, it never appeared for a moment that the Trojans would lose. They played turnover-free ball, Matt Leinart moved the team when he needed to, and they benefited from an horrendous offensive pass interference call that stopped a Hokie drive in the third quarter. Not a bad start in defense of the national title....