Bodog Beat

USC is hoping for a fifth straight win. (Wikimedia Image)

The USC Trojans will be looking to win their fifth straight game against a Pac-10 rival and improve to 24-0 under Pete Carroll in November on Saturday when they host a winless Washington Huskies team that said this week that coach Tyrone Willingham will step down at the end of the season.

The Trojans are heavy 45-point favorites against the woeful Huskies, who announced Monday that this would be Willingham's last season with the team. The last straw was an embarrassing 33-7 loss to Notre Dame last Saturday, dropping Washington to 0-7 for the first time since it opened 0-9 in 1969.

The Huskies could once again struggle to move the ball against a Trojans defense that is allowing only 215.6 scrimmage yards and 8.1 points per game. USC is 48-26-4 all-time against Washington, including 6-1 under Carroll, and the under is 14-3 in their last 17 home games.