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Pac-10 teams begin their second week of play on Saturday, highlighted by No. 3 USC's trip to Columbus to play Ohio State. It means nothing but consensus leans heavily towards the Trojans despite it being a cover of darkness road game before what Eleven Warriors calls 105,000 of college football's best hooligans, despite starting a true freshman quarterback in Matt Barkley and despite Ohio State having the tiebreaker of all tiebreakers in Terrelle Pryor.

Yeah, USC's loaded. The rest of the conference lineup Saturday is a mixed bag filled with one big road trip to SEC country, a couple middling names and a handful of regional cupcakes. Mmm, cupcakes. Wait, no, bad Pac-10. Time to bag some fresh game out of say, Knoxville? Hmmm, maybe not.

But don't bother asking coach Rick Neuheisel about it, he's on vacation. Bold move there coach, taking time off just a few months into the job.

Quick aside -- check out this bit of genius from Flight of the Conchords on the dangers of being named Bret/Brett.

Anyway, the nitty gritty:

Rick Neuheisel suspended starting strong safety Bret Lockett for one game, according to sources.

The decision came after Lockett, a senior, violated the team's academic policy.

He will be allowed to participate in training camp, and he is expected back when the Bruins travel to BYU on Sept. 13 for their second game of the season.

Lockett's absence may just give incoming hyped recruit Rahim Moore a chance to play and shine in the opener. Moore was heavily recruited nationally and dodged repeated advances from USC in choosing the rival Bruins. Keep an eye out for him.