Jayden Maiava’s 4-yard landing cross to Ja’Kobi Lane halfway during the fourth quarter proved the game-winning rating for Southern California, which escaped a defensive tussle with rival and host UCLA 19-13 on Saturday in Pasadena, Calif.
USC (6-5, 4-5 Large Ten) went the sport’s first 53:05 with out scoring a landing in opposition to a stout UCLA defensive effort. Each and every of the Trojans’ 3 ratings within the first part got here on Michael Lantz box objectives of nineteen, 23 and 22 yards.
USC’s landing got here at an opportune time. After the Trojans’ first 3 possessions of the second one part produced 17 overall yards, they were given a spice up when a punt through UCLA’s Brody Richter went most effective 25 yards to set USC up on the Bruins’ 49-yard line.
On the second one play of the ownership, the Trojans ignited their stagnant offense with some trickery. Makai Lemon took a lateral cross from Maiava then discovered a streaking Kyron Hudson down the sideline for 39 yards to the UCLA 4.
That ended in Maiava’s throw to Lane, who made a impressive, toe-drag reception to stick in-bounds underneath power.
Mason Cobb got here up large for USC at the defensive finish, conserving quarterback Ethan Garbers to no acquire on a fourth-and-1 sneak strive.
Every other box objective through Lantz, this one protecting 30 yards, gave USC a six-point cushion that compelled UCLA to check out to transport the ball 75 yards in simply over two minues.
The Bruins (4-7, 3-6) had 4 immediately cross makes an attempt pass incomplete, finishing UCLA’s bowl-game aspirations within the procedure.
Maiava completed with 221 yards on 19-of-35 passing in his 2nd get started for USC. Hudson stuck six passes for 79 yards, and Woody Marks rushed for 76 yards on 18 carries.
Easton Mascarenas-Arnold, Braylan Shelby and Nate Clifton all produced sacks to punctuate the Trojans’ stout defensive effort. The 13 issues USC surrendered on Saturday have been the Trojans’ fewest in a convention sport since a 56-10 blowout of former Pac-12 counterpart Stanford closing September.
Garbers went 20-of-29 passing for 265 yards and threw a 10-yard landing cross to Moliki Matavao within the 3rd quarter to provide UCLA a 10-9 lead. The Bruins’ different issues got here on box objectives of 51 and 29 yards through Mateen Bhaghani.
–Box Degree Media
