USC WR Steven Mitchell Jr. Delivers Major Block For Trojans’ Second Touchdown

An unranked Texas team had the Trojans on the ropes, but 27-24 illuminated across the Coliseum as the Longhorns walked down the tunnel.

LOS ANGELES USC and Texas have a flair for the dramatics.

Texas took a 17-14 lead with 39 seconds, which proved to be just enough time for Darnold and the Trojans to march down the field and tie the game at 17-17 with 0:00 left on the clock.

“It’s good to get a great win against such a great Texas team”, Darnold said. To end the first quarter Texas’ Anthony Wheeler sacked Darnold for a 9-yard loss that ended of the 1st Quarter. He rescued USC coach Clay Helton from some questionable decisions and overcame several dropped passes from his receivers. USC DE Porter Gustin will have an MRI later in the week for the biceps injury that sidelined him.

The most hyped up game of the entire college football season was the #Texas vs. #Usc game.

By the time walk-on Chase McGrath hit a walk-off field goal, this famed matchup definitely had its mojo back.

It was a sudden twist.

Ehlinger hit Armanti Foreman with a 17-yard touchdown pass with 45 seconds left, but McGrath tied it on the final snap of regulation after Darnold drove the Trojans 52 yards in about 30 seconds.

Ehlinger started for Texas, while sophomore Shane Buechele was limited with a sore throwing shoulder.

USC hasn’t won an overtime game since 2001.

Texas has yet to make a field goal. This gave USC the ball and Sam Darnold did what he could to get the Trojans decent field goal position. Ajene Harris recovered, but the Trojans’ offense stalled before McGrath came through again. “They lined up in that formation the second time”. After Texas had scored an improbable defensive touchdown on a pick-six by DeShon Elliott, the Trojans had a 37-yard kick return by Velus Jones followed up by a quick six-yard run and then a 56-yard touchdown pass from Darnold to Jones. Also, Burnett leaped forward for breathtaking catches. Sam Darnold is completing 74.6 percent of his passes for 605 yards, four touchdowns and four interceptions.

Darnold ended up completing 28 of 49 passes for 397 yards and three touchdowns. He’s also turnover prone with four in two games. He finished with nine last season.

Gustin, as a result, did not practice during the week before the Trojans hosted Texas.

No. 6 USC took their winning streak to 11 games when they silenced No. 14 Stanford with a 42-24 victory last Saturday.

The Tigers did not concede a touchdown in a pair of dominating wins over Kent State and Auburn to open the campaign, and have surrendered just 16.4 points per game during a stunning 16-1 SU run.

The Trojans are off to a fine start because they’ve received solid play at almost every offensive skill position, with running back Ronald Jones II registering 275 rushing yards and five touchdowns at 6.7 yards per carry.

Texas has been one of the more weird games Saturday night – with the teams trading scores in the final minute of the first half in unconventional ways.

Darnold had delivered a throw to junior receiver Jalen Greene over the middle, but it bounced off Greene’s hands, and Elliott scooped the ball up before it landed on the grass.

The Red Raiders started 2-0 for the fourth time in five seasons under coach Kliff Kingsbury. K Joshua Rowland, a former JUCO All-American, is 0-3.