With his announcement this afternoon that Matt Barkley will be USC’s starter, and not just for one game, Pete Carroll effectively ended the offseason’s most intriguing quarterback race.  Check that, the only intriguing quarterback race.

This means that one of the most talented teams in the country is (largely) placing its annual dreams of winning the national title in the hands of a true freshman.  Read that sentence again.  That takes balls, people.

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