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Steve Sarkisian would draft Matt Barkley ahead of Andrew Luck

By Gary Klein
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Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck is the presumed No. 1 pick in the 2012 NFL draft.

But he apparently wouldn’t be if Steve Sarkisian was an NFL coach.

‘If I’m an NFL head coach, right now, I’d pick Matt Barkley ahead of Andrew Luck,’ Sarkisian said. ‘I think he’s playing at that high of a level.’

Barkley passed for a USC record six touchdowns in Friday’s 42-17 victory over Colorado. He has passed for 28 touchdowns, with six interceptions, this season.

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Luck has passed for 26 touchdowns, with five interceptions. He completed 16 of 21 passes for 169 yards and two touchdowns in Stanford’s 65-21 victory over Washington on Oct. 22.

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-- Gary Klein

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Gary Klein covers the Los Angeles Rams for the Los Angeles Times. Before that, he covered USC’s football program and athletic department. He began working for The Times in the San Fernando Valley edition and has reported on high school, college and pro sports. He grew up in Southern California and graduated from Cal State Northridge.

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