USC Trojans continues to dominate the conference defeating UCLA Bruins

The former website also acknowledges that Mora will likely stay at UCLA at least another season because of the ridiculous buyout. UCLA then finishes the regular season at home against Southern Cal this Saturday.

It was the most lopsided loss for UCLA, and the game had deep meaning for USC beyond city bragging rights considering how the Trojans started the season.

After a big win against the number 4 ranked Washington Huskies last week, the USC Trojans continues to climb the Pac 12 south ladder by defeating their in-state rival UCLA Bruins. The 2016 national championship game will be held at 3 p.m. on December 4. The Trojans have won five straight and Darnold is quickly establishing himself as a star.

That didn’t make the blowout victory any less sweet for USC, which coolly maintained its LA dominance for another year with a businesslike bashing of the Bruins.

Fafaul has emerged in the absence of the injured Josh Rosen to become a legitimate Pac-12 quarterback and a tribute to perseverance that we all could use as inspiration. Darnold is eighth nationally in passer rating with a rating of 165.8. Helton clearly felt loyalty to Browne, the big-armed passer who stuck with the tumultuous USC program through multiple coaching changes. Finally, last Saturday, they beat Oregon State, 38-24 to end their skid.

“We got like a double-edged sword”, Jones said. “You kind of know what they do, and they know what you do, but you still have to do your assignment”, Andrews said. “I think our guys do a great job rallying for themselves”. Mora sounded as if he would be in favor of another game but said he needed to confer with UCLA Athletic Director Dan Guerrero before commenting publicly. The problem there is that UCLA are averaging just 87.2 rush yards per game. Mora praised the fifth-year senior for sticking it out and not transferring as a graduate student.

Griffin and Taua will still play offense when necessary in certain packages, Mora said. The Bruins would have to win out to guarantee bowl eligibility, but a win over USC would mean a whole lot more than any lower-tier postseason destination.

On the Trojans first drive, Darnold connected threw three passes to JuJu Smith-Schuster for 47 yards.

Fafaul has had none of that. While the game was close early, USC seized control late in the second quarter and never relinquished. He joked last week about hoping that everyone would forget his birthday, that, at his age, there’s really no desire in keeping count anymore.

It won’t be easy. The redshirt freshman, who replaced Max Browne as the starter on September 23 in a defeat to Utah, has played big in recent games. USC scored 16 unanswered points in the quarter.

“It felt good doing it for the team”, Hampton said.

USC finished its conference season with seven consecutive wins. Wins over mediocre UCLA and Notre Dame are easier to digest than a 52-6 loss to Alabama.

But after that 1-2 start, Helton couldn’t ignore Darnold – and now the rest of college football can’t ignore the Trojans, who returned to the AP Top 25 this week.

With this in mind, here’s a look at how to watch Saturday night’s game between USC and UCLA.