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USC takes a six-game winning streak into the 86th crosstown showdown for the Victory Bell, while UCLA needs to finish a disappointing season with back-to-back wins to ensure bowl eligibility.

UCLA: The Bruins have endured a miserable second half after quarterback Josh Rosen’s season-ending injuries, but the defense has fought in every game.

The No. 13 USC Trojans arguably are the hottest team in college football with six wins in a row, and they still have a shot at making the Pac-12 Championship Game. Head coach Clay Helton said after the game that Smith-Schuster had a hip pointer. “It’ll hit me once I hit the field right before the game, but it’s insane”. “We just want to keep pushing through this season and get the most out of it”.

The Trojans’ advantage in time of possession 43:47-16:13 told the story of a game even more one-sided than the final score, a score that was reached by USC securing the game’s final 29 points.

For the first time since their loss at Utah on September 23, the Trojans surrendered a touchdown to a team on its opening drive and they trailed after the first quarter.

Honestly, though, with UCLA’s lost season being reduced to one meaningful game, it was hard to accept Jim Mora’s claim that playing USC wasn’t a chance to salvage something amid all the disappointment. The caption reads “only took me 5 years to get his attention”.

“If we focus on ourselves and our team and not worry about what everyone else thinks, we’ll be doing fine”, Jackson said. If the Utes can upend the No. 10 ranked Colorado Buffaloes, USC will win the Pac 12 South.

Darnold can also beat you with legs. We just couldn’t get him down. “He’s a heck of a football player and that’s a heck of a football team”. 4 Washington in Seattle last Saturday night. Jones rushed for 121 yards on 18 carries and two touchdowns. They needed to make up an early deficit.

It was all USC from there.

In order to win the South division, the Trojans needed to beat UCLA on Saturday, coupled with a Colorado loss on November 26. Others broke out later in their careers, such as linebacker Jayon Brown, who cracked the starting lineup last season and is now the Pac-12’s leading tackler. “We’ve been ready. When things happen like when they score quick … having that adversity in the past, when things like this hit, we don’t get rocky”.

For Hampton, a highly touted junior college transfer from Long Beach City College, it marked his first touchdown catch since joining the Trojans last season.

Darnold finished the game with 267 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions.

After missing an extra point in the first half, kicker Matt Boermeester redeemed himself with three field goals in the second half to extend the lead for the Trojans. Darnold forces opposing defenses to account for him as a runner, helping free up space for running backs Ronald Jones and Justin Davis.

USC receiver De’Quan Hampton timed his jump perfectly the first of his two touchdown catches, giving USC a 20-14 lead with 8:11 left in the second quarter. The Trojans held Washington to just 276 yards including just 17 rushing yards on the day.