It was the start of latest eras for each USC and LSU, however solely one in all them acquired off to a perfect begin.
Miller Moss, solely changing No. 1 total choose Caleb Williams, had ice in his veins, driving down the sector late to assist the Twenty third-ranked Trojans get a 27-20 victory over No. 13 LSU in Las Vegas on Sunday evening.
With the sport tied at 20 with 1:47 left and a timeout, it was all USC wanted. Moss accomplished his first 5 passes on the drive, and with 18 seconds left, Kyron Hudson made his second one-handed catch of the evening to place the Trojans in subject purpose vary.
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After the reception, LSU’s Jardin Gilbert was referred to as for concentrating on, placing the Trojans on the LSU 13. Woody Marks then ran it in for his second rating of the evening, giving USC a 27-20 lead over LSU with eight seconds left. Garrett Nussmeier’s first go for a miracle drive was picked off, all however giving USC the victory.
The aforementioned Hudson had what would possibly already be the catch of the 12 months earlier within the sport again within the second quarter, and the Trojans discovered the tip zone two performs later with a Marks rating to go up, 7-0.
Nevertheless, LSU scored on a Kyren Lacy landing on the following drive. After the rating, although, he appeared to faux to shoot a gun, leading to a 15-yard penalty on the kickoff. USC took benefit, however finally needed to accept a subject purpose. LSU matched it, and USC missed a subject purpose simply earlier than the half ended to go into the locker room tied at 10.
Each groups exchanged punts to start the second half, however USC discovered the center of the uprights halfway via the third. LSU, although, responded with a seven-play, 73-yard landing drive that led to Nussmeier’s second landing, this time to Aaron Anderson.
Halfway via the fourth, USC discovered themselves at LSU’s 36-yard line and opted to go for it on 4th and 9, however Moss’ go fell incomplete. However after forcing a three-and-out, the Trojans wanted simply three performs to take the lead, as Moss discovered Ja’Kobi Lane for a powerful, over-the-shoulder, landing seize to place USC up, 20-17, with 5:44 to go. LSU, although, kicked a game-tying subject purpose on their subsequent drive. However, it clearly was not sufficient.
Moss accomplished 27 of his 36 passes for a career-high 378 yards, whereas Marks ran for 68 yards on his 16 carries, two of which resulted in touchdowns.
In changing reigning Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels, who went proper after Williams within the NFL Draft, Nussmeier impressed by going 29-for-38 for 304 yards via the air – Lacy led all receivers with seven receptions for 94 yards.
USC figures to climb up an honest quantity within the rankings, and they’re going to head dwelling on Saturday to host Utah State. It will likely be attention-grabbing to see the place LSU winds up, although, as they host Nicholls subsequent weekend.
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