Caleb Williams passed for 360 yards and threw two of his four touchdown passes to Michael Jackson III as No. 9 Southern California beat California 41-35. Tahj Washington caught seven passes for 112 yards and a touchdown for the Trojans, whose defense faltered in the second half of a third straight subpar performance.
Jaydn Ott rushed for his second touchdown with 2:31 to play, and the 2-point conversion trimmed USC's lead to 41-35. But Williams and USC's powerhouse offense barely stayed in front, with Williams rushing 15 yards for a decisive first down on a third-down keeper with 2:11 left, draining Cal's final timeout.
Ott, the Bears' star freshman running back, scored on their opening drive, while Dye scored a touchdown in the eighth consecutive game of his first season at USC to put the Trojans ahead for good early in the second quarter. Ott and Dye are both products of Norco High School in Riverside County. Jackson had no catches in USC’s first six games before seizing a bigger role. He scored on a 7-yard catch right before halftime and added a 59-yard catch-and-run TD on a screen pass early in the third quarter.
Jackson's second TD put the Trojans up 27-7, but Cal finally got rolling with Monroe's TD catch midway through the third quarter. Anderson caught a 47-yard TD pass when USC blew its coverage and left him wide open with 12:56 to play, and Cal recovered an onside kick before Hunter made a 3-yard TD catch.California: The Bears would have to run the table in their final three games to reach six victories, beating both Oregon State and UCLA in the process.
Southern California: The Trojans' defense simply doesn't look talented enough yet to beat many elite teams, so their most likely path to a Pac-12 title or a CFP berth is to outscore everybody. That's extremely difficult, but Williams' brilliance can give the Trojans a shot in their upcoming showdowns with UCLA and Notre Dame.Copyright AP - Associated Press
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