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Yahoo Sports: Video: Here comes the Matt Barkley Heisman push

Give props to USC for striking while the iron was hot: Less than 24 hours after quarterback Matt Barkley connected for four touchdown passes in the Trojans' 38-35, championship-spoiling upset at Oregon, the university released a YouTube video championing Barkley for the Heisman Trophy. And almost all of the highlights in the video are from last week's game against the Ducks. USC even cribbed a quote from Oregon coach Chip Kelly, who said Barkley was the best quarterback the Ducks had faced this year — a list that includes Stanford golden boy Andrew Luck, who had one of the worst ...

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