Los Angeles Times
In this cloudless April afternoon, Matt Barkley, the Heisman-hopeful quarterback of the USC Trojans, manages to get five steps out a side door of Heritage Hall before meeting an outstretched hand. The conversation starts like so many of these do — "You don't know me, but …" — and the couple proceeds to tell Barkley their six degrees of separation, that their daughter runs track, that she's choosing between USC and Harvard. Barkley listens, nods, and offers a bit of innocuous commentary. As they talk, a high school tour moves past. A few girls turn to each other and laugh as they recognize the blond guy with the backpack. Necks turn to rubber. As Barkley will say, something feels different this spring.
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