{"id":129639,"date":"2024-11-24T19:33:56","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T12:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=129639"},"modified":"2024-11-24T19:33:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-24T12:33:56","slug":"usc-overcomes-early-woes-to-defeat-ucla-to-become-bowl-eligible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=129639","title":{"rendered":"USC overcomes early woes to defeat UCLA to become bowl eligible"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-element=\"story-body\" data-subscriber-content=\"\">\n<p>Their goals were long gone. Any delusions of grandeur were dashed, done in amid constant fourth-quarter collapses. <\/p>\n<p>Nothing had gone as USC had hoped this season, from the back-breaking late run surrendered in Ann Arbor in September to the blocked field goal in College Park in October to the flu outbreak that swept through the Trojans\u2019 locker room the past week. The setbacks certainly had a way of sapping a team\u2019s spirit. But none of that mattered anymore, USC coach Lincoln Riley assured his team Friday night. All that was left now was the finish. Good programs, he told them, always finished strong.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, finishing was the Trojans\u2019 most glaring weakness during Riley\u2019s third season at USC, with team inventing new, heartbreaking ways to lose close games week after week. The script was mostly penned again ahead of Saturday\u2019s crosstown rivalry game with UCLA as the flu wreaked havoc on the Trojans\u2019 locker room, robbing USC of more than two dozen players for practice. But Riley, himself coughing most of the week, wouldn\u2019t hear it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wake up in the morning, nobody\u2019s sick,\u201d Riley said, as if it were an order. \u201cSo, we healed them all, baby.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But until late Saturday, when USC (6-5, 4-5 Big Ten) escaped the cold rain of the Rose Bowl with a <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/usctrojans.com\/sports\/football\/stats\/2024\/ucla\/boxscore\/33911\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">19-13 win over UCLA<\/a> (4-7, 3-6), symptoms that afflicted the team all season lingered. The new quarterback was flailing. A usually strong run game had stalled. Three trips deep into the red zone ended with field goals. Opportunity after opportunity, handed over by UCLA, were squandered.<\/p>\n<p>The finish, though, was still unwritten for the rivals clinging to hope of a sixth win and bowl eligibility when Riley dared to dial up a trick play midway through the fourth quarter. <\/p>\n<div class=\"enhancement\" data-click=\"enhancement\" data-align-center-expanded=\"\">\n<figure class=\"figure\"> <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/1e59f2a\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2155x1521+0+0\/resize\/320x226!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc3%2F30%2Fafa311da4725bf180d08ec70fd65%2F1484024-sp-1123-usc-ucla-football-wjs00013.jpg 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alt=\"UCLA quarterback Ethan Garbers is sacked by the USC defense in the third quarter Saturday.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/00e13dd\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2155x1521+0+0\/resize\/320x226!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc3%2F30%2Fafa311da4725bf180d08ec70fd65%2F1484024-sp-1123-usc-ucla-football-wjs00013.jpg 320w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/1c9fc1b\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2155x1521+0+0\/resize\/568x401!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc3%2F30%2Fafa311da4725bf180d08ec70fd65%2F1484024-sp-1123-usc-ucla-football-wjs00013.jpg 568w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/81bf0c3\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2155x1521+0+0\/resize\/768x542!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc3%2F30%2Fafa311da4725bf180d08ec70fd65%2F1484024-sp-1123-usc-ucla-football-wjs00013.jpg 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1440w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/8e520a9\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2155x1521+0+0\/resize\/2160x1525!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc3%2F30%2Fafa311da4725bf180d08ec70fd65%2F1484024-sp-1123-usc-ucla-football-wjs00013.jpg 2160w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1412\" src=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/e1004c9\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2155x1521+0+0\/resize\/2000x1412!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc3%2F30%2Fafa311da4725bf180d08ec70fd65%2F1484024-sp-1123-usc-ucla-football-wjs00013.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/picture>\n<div class=\"figure-content\">\n<p>UCLA quarterback Ethan Garbers is sacked by the USC defense in the third quarter Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>(Wally Skalij \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p>The double-pass was added to the playbook late in the week. \u201cWe hardly repped it, to be honest,\u201d USC wideout Kyron Hudson said.<\/p>\n<p>But when receiver Makai Lemon caught the lateral from <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/usc\/story\/2024-11-07\/usc-maiava\">quarterback Jayden Maiava<\/a> behind the line of scrimmage and looked up, he saw Hudson sprinting open downfield and let it fly, uncorking a perfect 36-yard bomb to hit him in stride.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt just felt like it was time where we maybe needed a spark,\u201d Riley said of the playcall.<\/p>\n<p>The Trojans needed another push to reach the end zone for the first \u2014 and only \u2014 time Saturday. On the next play, as pressure bore down on Maiava, he tap danced his way through the pocket, slipping past one tackler, then speeding past another. The extra few seconds made all the difference as he spotted sophomore Ja\u2019Kobi Lane in the back of the end zone and fired a dart for the go-ahead score.<\/p>\n<p>It was just the kind of acrobatics that USC had come to expect out of Maiava. In just two games, he has already earned his reputation as a risk-taker, unwilling to flinch in the face of failure. Just a few minutes earlier, Maiava had tried a similar pocket pirouette, only to be brought down for a sack. All game long, he\u2019d oscillated like that between dynamic and erratic, completing just over 50% of his passes for 221 yards and a touchdown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDefinitely could be a lot better,\u201d Maiava said of his own performance. But Hudson saw it differently.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, that\u2019s just Jayden being Jayden,\u201d Hudson said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"enhancement\" data-click=\"enhancement\" data-align-center-expanded=\"\">\n<div data-element=\"media-set-5-up-mixed\" role=\"figure\" aria-describedby=\"media-set-00000193-5d00-d552-a9fb-dd79c566000f\" class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-2.5 m-0 -mx-5 md:grid-cols-6  md:[&amp;_[data-element=\" media-set-media-container=\"\" md:=\"\" lg:m-0=\"\" xxl:-mx-10=\"\">\n<div data-element=\"media-set-media-container\" class=\"relative\">\n<p data-element=\"media-set-index\" class=\"absolute flex items-center justify-center z-1 left-0 bottom-0 h-1.25 w-1.25 m-0 p-2.5 font-service font-medium text-xs leading-none text-primary-text-color-inverse bg-[rgba(0,0,0,.65)]\"> 1 <\/p>\n<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" 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1024w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/ce71f04\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/4251x2834+0+55\/resize\/1200x800!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F33%2Fd0%2F785b1b4b4e839021a01eb12635fa%2F1484024-sp-1123-usc-ucla-football-wjs00008.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/ce71f04\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/4251x2834+0+55\/resize\/1200x800!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F33%2Fd0%2F785b1b4b4e839021a01eb12635fa%2F1484024-sp-1123-usc-ucla-football-wjs00008.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/picture>    <\/div>\n<p id=\"media-set-00000193-5d00-d552-a9fb-dd79c566000f\" data-element=\"media-set-caption\" class=\"col-span-full mx-5 my-0 font-service font-medium text-xs leading-3.5 text-color-black lg:mx-0\">  <strong data-element=\"media-set-meta-index\" class=\"font-service font-bold\">1.<\/strong>  <span data-element=\"media-set-caption\">UCLA\u2019s Devin Kirkwood (3) and Ramon Henderson (11) prevent USC receiver Jacobi Lane from making a catch in the end zone in the first quarter Saturday.<\/span> <span data-element=\"media-set-credit\">(Wally Skalij \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/span>   <strong data-element=\"media-set-meta-index\" class=\"font-service font-bold\">2.<\/strong>  <span data-element=\"media-set-caption\">UCLA quarterback Ethan Garbers passes in front of defensive end Braylan Shelby.<\/span> <span data-element=\"media-set-credit\">(Gina Ferazzi \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/span>   <strong data-element=\"media-set-meta-index\" class=\"font-service font-bold\">3.<\/strong>  <span data-element=\"media-set-caption\">UCLA wide receiver Logan Loya, left, prevents USC linebacker Mason Cobb from making an interception.<\/span>    <strong data-element=\"media-set-meta-index\" class=\"font-service font-bold\">4.<\/strong>  <span data-element=\"media-set-caption\">USC wide receiver Kyle Ford can\u2019t make the catch in the end zone as UCLA defensive back Jalin Davies defends.<\/span>    <strong data-element=\"media-set-meta-index\" class=\"font-service font-bold\">5.<\/strong>  <span data-element=\"media-set-caption\">USC coach Lincoln Riley, left, and UCLA coach DeShaun Foster meet on the field after the game.<\/span> <span data-element=\"media-set-credit\">(Wally Skalij \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And on Saturday, that was enough for USC to clinch bowl eligibility, the only consolation prize left during a disappointing season. For UCLA, the defeat stripped away any last hopes of salvaging the season with a bowl bid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe let one slip through our hands,\u201d UCLA coach DeShaun Foster said.<\/p>\n<p>Or rather, it was slapped out of their hands by a USC defense that shut the door on UCLA with two critical fourth-down stops when it mattered most.<\/p>\n<p>Riley trusted D\u2019Anton Lynn, poaching him from the Bruins with one of the biggest coordinator contracts in all of college football. He earned every penny on Saturday, even as UCLA out-gained USC (376 to 346 yards).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDefensively, we were tremendous,\u201d Riley said. \u201cWe just kept swinging.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>UCLA quarterback Ethan Garbers did everything he could to fight back, throwing for 265 yards and a touchdown as the Bruins seized momentum and held USC scoreless in the third quarter. He completed his first 11 passes of the second half, but missed his final four throws. <\/p>\n<p>With five minutes remaining and USC up 16-13, Garbers took his place under center and only needed one yard on fourth down to extend the dirve. 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whistle blew too early on the quarterback\u2019s forward progress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was looking at the marker,\u201d Garbers said, \u201cand I thought I was past it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho knows where we would have ended up,\u201d added Foster.<\/p>\n<p>But after a USC field goal pushed the lead to six points, UCLA got another chance, with two minutes remaining. The Bruins didn\u2019t gain a single yard, as the Trojans\u2019 defense delivered its first true road win of the season..<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re able to fight through adversity,\u201d safety Akili Arnold said, \u201cand we don\u2019t flinch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Saturday wasn\u2019t always angling toward a storybook ending. Three consecutive first-half USC drives stalled inside the 5-yard line, doomed by an uninspired bit of red zone play calling. Runs were stuffed. One goal-line fade after another fell incomplete.<\/p>\n<p>USC started another drive at its own 48-yard line after UCLA was flagged for three unsportsmanlike conduct penalties just before the half. Still, the Trojans couldn\u2019t make the Bruins pay. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cExcited to get the win despite that,\u201d Riley said. \u201cBut we know that\u2019s gonna have to get a whole lot better, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There is little time left for progress this season. But as Riley explained to his flu-ridden team Friday night, the finish is all that matters now. And Saturday night ended with the Trojans walking away with a bowl bid in hand and the Victory Bell in tow.<\/p>\n<p>UCLA was stopped in USC territory again just before the half, only for tempers to boil over. Pushing and shoving ensued. As the two rivals ran off the field, the two rivals taunted each other on the way to their respective tunnels.<\/p>\n<p>The tussle resulted in three unsportsmanlike conduct penalties on UCLA, giving USC tremendous field position to open the third quarter. But the Trojans were unable to do anything with it, failing to convert on a fourth down near midfield.<\/p>\n<p>UCLA finally took  advantage, mounting the game\u2019s first touchdown drive midway through the third quarter. 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