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OFFENSEPacific's Ryan Benjamin, a senior, rushed for 239 yards on 23 carries, caught five passes for 59 yards, ran back four kickoffs for 80 yards and returned three punts for 24 yards in a 38-35 loss to Utah State.

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HARD AS NAILSNate Thurmond, the 6'11" center who had more than 14,000 points and 14,000 rebounds in his 14 years in the NBA, has just opened a manicure and pedicure salon in Beachwood, Ohio.

•O.J. Simpson, Trojan half back, discussing his success at USC: "While I was in junior college I thought for a while of going to Utah State. One of our assistant coaches reminded me of this the other day. He said,...