SoCal Rivalry Heats Up

With Cal beating Stanford (again) in the 2009 Big Game, attention turns to Southern California where the UCLA-USC rivalry week claims casualty as The Bruin statue is splattered in cardinal and gold paint according to reports in the LA Times:

Authorities are trying to determine this morning who splashed cardinal and gold paint -- USC school colors -- all over a statue of the UCLA Bruin mascot on the Westwood campus. Police say the prank is being treated as a felony vandalism investigation.