LOS ANGELES -- The surprising story of the annual Cardinal-versus-White scrimmage Thursday afternoon at the Coliseum was the second stringers.

The Cardinal team, made up of second- and third-string players, was surprisingly effective for most of the scrimmage, which the White-clad starters eventually won, 28-7.

"What was interesting to me was the Cardinal team," said head coach Pete Carroll. "That's a good-looking team out there.

"They played really well and made it tough for the White team. A lot of cool things happened on that side."