There’s a lot of head scratching going on right about now, the day after the Oregon State University Beavers upset the top-seeded USC Trojan football team, and not just because of the strange double entrendre of the Beavers and Trojans duking it out in a field of sweaty, spandex-clad men. This wasn’t a love affair though between the Beavers and Trojans, Oregon State gaining an early lead which they maintained through the game, the highlight of the game coming as Beaver Greg Laybourn intercepted a pass made by USC’s QB Mark Sanchez.

According to ESPN:

The top-ranked Trojans thought they could casually wander through an evening in Corvallis, Ore., but an inspired Oregon State squad dumped them on their rear ends, 27-21…

How did this happen?

It was nothing fancy. Oregon State just ran right at USC, and the Trojans made true freshman tailback Jacquizz Rodgers look like a Heisman Trophy candidate, as he cut and sprinted for 186 yards on 37 carries with two touchdowns.

The Beavers offensive line, mostly mediocre through the first three games, whipped the USC front seven, a sparkly crew of future NFL draft picks.

USC trailed 21-zip at the half, but when they closed the gap to 21-14 by scoring on their first two possessions of the third quarter, it seemed like the Trojans had snapped out of their slumber and were ready to reassert themselves.

Nope.

Ouch. This is a disappointing loss for USC, but maybe they’ll learn a lesson about taking wins for granted and learn to wrap it up next time.