 The Bears also got into the AP Top 25 at #21, their highest ranking thus far for the season and the third time they had done so after two road losses at Maryland and Arizona, both unranked at the time.The Bears headed south to face USC at home, putting their highest ranking of the year to date on the line against the #7 Trojans.Longshore got the start for the Bears and played for the first half, throwing two interceptions that were negated by penalties against the USC defense.