Dillon Johnson rushed for 256 yards and four touchdowns, Michael Penix Jr. passed for 256 yards and two scores and No. 5 Washington’s prolific offense kept the Huskies unbeaten with a 52-42 victory over No. 24 Southern California on Saturday night.
LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 04: Washington Huskies running back Dillon Johnson breaks free for a long run during a college football game between the Washington Huskies and the USC Trojans on November 4, 2023, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in LoDillon Johnson had never rushed for more than 100 yards in any game in his four seasons of college football.
"They’re one of the top couple of offenses in the country," Washington coach Kalen DeBoer said of USC. "I know we’re up there, too. ... We just knew we had to go blow for blow, and keep swinging, keep fighting. That’s what our guys did, and at some point, someone was going to make a big play. We did that a couple of times tonight.
"I want to go home and cuddle with my dog and watch some shows," the Heisman Trophy winner said when asked how he felt after yet another big performance wasn’t enough. The offenses combined for 1,087 yards, but Washington repeatedly made bigger plays at key moments, and the Huskies never trailed in the second half.
USC gave up at least 40 points for the fifth time in its last six games, increasing the pressure on Riley’s longtime defensive coordinator, Alex Grinch. Penix threw a spectacular 22-yard TD pass to Culp while running out of bounds in the second quarter. USC answered with a 95-yard drive capped by two electrifying runs from Barlow, but Johnson made an untouched 52-yard TD run moments later.off a sublime flea-flicker — but after Polk’s TD catch tied it, Zion Tupuola-Fetui forced Williams’ fumble on USC’s next snap.
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