USC, who entered the weekend ranked eighth within the nation, shook off a slugging begin to blowout visiting Colorado by a last rating of 55-17 on Friday evening.
But individuals most are speaking a couple of third-quarter celebration that shall be onerous to overlook.
The first quarter drew to a detailed with Colorado really main by the unusual rating of 3-2. But 24 unanswered factors from the Trojans broke the sport open, as quarterback Caleb Williams ran for a pair of touchdowns and threw for one more within the second quarter as USC started to tug away. Kicker Denis Lynch added a area purpose as time expired because the Trojans headed to the locker room with a 26-3 halftime lead.
USC continued to tug away within the third quarter, and this landing cross from Williams to large receiver Tahj Washington set the stage for a celebration to recollect:
Williams buys time within the pocket — one thing he does so effectively — earlier than discovering Washington downfield. The receiver activates the jets and blows previous the Colorado secondary for the rating.
USC despatched their area purpose staff onto the sector for the additional level, with backup Will Rose serving because the holder. However, they’d one thing up their sleeves:
Rose places the ball down for a second, earlier than pulling it and tucking round the fitting finish for the two-point conversion. With the factors secured, that’s when Rose goes airborne, hitting the backflip in celebration.
A transfer like that wants a replay angle for certain:
While Rose’s teammates cherished the celebration, the referees weren’t as enthused, because the flip drew a 15-yard penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct.
USC’s victory, nonetheless, did include a value. Late within the second quarter, senior working again Travis Dye had his left leg get caught beneath him on a speeding try, and stayed down on the sector in apparent ache. As teammates huddled round him, trainers positioned an air solid on his left leg earlier than taking him off the sector on a cart:
After the sport, USC head coach Lincoln Riley indicated that he didn’t anticipate Dye to be again this season, whereas praising the working again: “There’s no way we’d be sitting here as a football team if it wasn’t for him,” Riley mentioned. “He’ll be playing on an NFL team next year.”
Up subsequent for USC? The yearly rivalry recreation with UCLA. That recreation may have large implications for the Pac-12 and past, as each groups are vying for a spot within the conference championship recreation.