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No. 1 USC welcomes Hawaii for start of title chase

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No. 1 USC welcomes Hawaii for start of title chaseFILE- In this Nov. 4, 2011, file photo, Southern California quarterback Matt Barkley (7) scrambles against Colorado during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Boulder, Colo. Barkley skipped the NFL for the chance at a national title. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)(Credit: AP)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Although Matt Barkley has already graduated from USC, he’s eager to get to work on his final college project.

After a two-year wait for the chance to play for a national championship, the senior quarterback leads the No. 1 Trojans into their season opener Saturday against Hawaii and new coach Norm Chow.

The Coliseum is sold out in anticipation of a return to dominance by USC, which reigned atop college football for a good part of the previous decade while Barkley was a wide-eyed fan growing up in Orange County.

Barkley is at the controls of an offense with an impressive array of talent, including 1,000-yard receivers Robert Woods and Marqise Lee and 1,000-yard rushers Curtis McNeal and Silas Redd.

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