Farmer, Jenkins shine in 31-15 victory against Trojans

LOS ANGELES - It was not supposed to be this easy.

After nearly a week of hype and anticipation, Saturday's meeting between Arizona and No. 18 USC went from a war to a one-sided, anticlimactic beating by the time the first quarter was over.

Led by freshman running back Clarence Farmer and senior quarterback Ortege Jenkins, UA manhandled the Trojans, 31-15, in front of 49,342 people at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

"We came out here and tried to improve 3 to 5 percent better than last week," senior right guard Marques McFadden said. "We just have to keep going as the road turns, we have six games left."

Arizona (4-1 overall, 2-0 in the Pacific 10 Conference), ranked No. 22 in the Associated Press poll, has cracked the top 25 for the first time this season.