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Per Game Is a Reflection of Lane Kiffin Matt Kartozian-US
PRESSWIRE  USC is No. 1 in one statistical category but before
Trojan fans raise their fingers in a "v", put away all sharp
objects.   The USC Trojans are the most penalized team in the
country. Fight on.  The team's weekly penalty tallies are grim,
but last week's penalty party at Arizona was the breaking point:
13 penalties for 117 penalty yards. Six of those 13 penalties
were personal fouls; not the garden variety five-yard penalties,
mind you, but the 15-yard, automatic first down type of
penalties that keep offensive drives alive.  USC, a team loaded
with talent, is giving its opponents an average of almost 85
yards per game.  Here, take these precious yards. It's a gift
from us. Do with it what you may.  Six personal fouls in one
game? Eventually, someone is going to label USC a dirty team. I
know a lot of these kids a