Updated: September 10, 2003, 4:07 PM ET

Hawaii ready to Fight On at USC

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By Ed Graney
Special to ESPN.com
Suspended (academics) for the season-opening rout of Appalachian State, Hawaii junior quarterback Timmy Chang makes his 2003 debut this week at No. 4 USC. The Trojans actually recruited Chang out of high school. This week, he continues his pursuit of Ty Detmer's NCAA career passing mark of 15,031 yards. Chang has passed for 8,615 and, should he stay through his senior season, has at least 24 games remaining to top Detmer.

  • How important is this game to some Hawaii players? On the first day of fall camp last month, many defensive linemen jogged onto the practice field humming the words to "Fight On," USC's school song. Hawaii has its share of California-based recruits, many who grew up watching the local program.

    "(The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum) is really an awesome facility to play a football game in," Hawaii coach June Jones said this week. "You can hear a pin drop sometimes; sometimes you can't hear (when) you call the play in the huddle. It's L.A. It's kind of that way when you go to a Lakers game. It's quiet and then it gets unbelievable."

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