With a key win against UCLA the Trojans are now the winners of the Pac-12 South, will advance to the conference championship, and will reclaim the Victory Bell after going 0-3. They will head to the Rose Bowl who I think would love to slot in MI even if they lose to Ohio State and have three loses.
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“You want to have the final word in recruiting, and when you win the rivalry game it sort of gives you an upper hand”. “It was tough walking off this field for the last time, but that’s the way I wanted to do it”.
The 24th-ranked Trojans (8-4, 5-3 Pac-12) beat archrival UCLA 40-21 to win the Pac-12 South title on Saturday, capping a seven-week surge under Helton, their interim head coach, with their first victory in the crosstown showdown since 2011.
“This was the goal and the plan all along”, linebacker Su’a Cravens said. “Hopefully, people will look back and just realize all the stuff we went through, and that I always stayed consistent, always stayed positive and tried to keep us together over the years”.
When Wilcox and company mixes up the play calling, quarterback pressure, and forces turnovers, the Trojans are one chippy defensive unit to mess with. Junior running back Justin Davis anchored the Trojans rushing attack, carrying the ball 25 times for 130 yards.
USC’s team meeting still erupted into raucous celebrations on Monday when Haden told the players about Helton’s promotion. “They’re leaving their mark not only for now in the immediate moment, but for years to come”. The victor will grab first place out of the jaws of an up and down season and meet Stanford in the Pac-12 championship game next month in Santa Clara.
“Our big thing that we talked about earlier today was belief, ” Shaw said, according to Jon Wilner of the Bay Area News Group. “We’ve played well, we’ve gotten some breaks and we’ve made the most of the opportunities”.
Rosen passed for 227 yards and his Thomas Duarte for an early TD, but the touted freshman also threw two second-half interceptions to Iman Marshall in his first taste of the L.A. rivalry.
When USC fired Steve Sarkisian this year, there was widespread speculation that Kelly could be interested in the job.
These are just a few of the many questions that we be answered on Saturday at the Coliseum. Kessler’s 4-yard touchdown pass to tight end Taylor McNamara pushed the lead to 40-21, with 6:18 left in the game.NOTES: The southeast end zone of the Coliseum is known to longtime USC supporters as Dickerson’s corner.
UCLA offensive lineman Caleb Benenoch compared Rosen’s overlooked mobility to that of Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck. The kick traveled just 33 yards and went right to Adoree’ Jackson, who took it for 42 yards for a touchdown to put the Trojans ahead, 20-14. UCLA wasn’t able to run the ball effectively, and the Trojans pass rush was unstoppable.
Pelon heard the crowd’s roar while he was face down on the turf.
I hesitate to put much stock into time of possession, because it too often overlooks a quick-strike offense that is efficient and puts up points in a hurry rather than one that is methodical.
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Late in the fourth quarter following a clock killing 11 play, 6:53 touchdown drive by USC to stretch the lead to 19, Rosen had UCLA driving down the field until the freshman played pitch and catch with another freshman once again in Marshall to seal the game, his second interception of the game and third of the season. USC’s Ronald Jones II and JuJu Smith have 17 combined touchdowns.
