24 Trojans temporarily halted their mid-season slump with a 50-49 victory on Saturday at California Memorial Coliseum. USC (7-2, 5-1 Pac-12) scored 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter, forced four takeaways and saved their Pac-12 championship hopes after a two-game skid. MarShawn Lloyd led the Trojans with 115 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries and set up USC’s game-winning drive with a 56-yard rush in the fourth quarter. After giving up a back-breaking quarterback scramble to Utah’s Bryson Barnes in the fourth quarter last week, USC failed to contain Mendoza’s scrambling ability on critical downs. He doubled the lead with a one-yard touchdown run on Cal’s first drive of the fourth quarter.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 29, 2023 01:07 UTC