Football | September 30, 2024
VISITING THE LAND OF 10,000 LAKES
*The Trojans are traveling to the home of Prince and the Mall of America for the first time since 2010 as No. 11 USC visits Minneapolis to challenge the Minnesota Gophers at Huntington Bank Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 5.
WISCONSIN GAME RECAP
*This USC team embodies the battle cry “Fight On!”
*After a tough first half trailing 10-21, the Trojans put up 28 unanswered points in the second half, 14 in the third quarter and 14 in the fourth quarter, to claim the victory 38-21.
*USC outgained Wisconsin 469-286 yards for the game, and 205-82 yards in the second half.
*USC gained 29 first downs compared to Wisconsin’s 13.
*USC’s time of possession was 40:07 compared to Wisconsin’s 19:53.
*The USC defense held Wisconsin to 286 total yards, the second time in 4 games this season it held the opponent to under 300 total yards (190 versus Utah State).
*”After the way that last week finished,” USC coach Lincoln Riley said, “to have the first half go the way it did, then to come back and play well, says a lot about the character of the guys in this room. They’re going to battle. We’re not going anywhere. We don’t panic.”
MILLER TIME
*QB Miller Moss went 30-of-45 (.667) with 3 TDs and 1 INT.
*It was his second 300-yard passing game this season and the third of his career.
*He spread the ball out throwing passes to 9 different receivers.
*He also tallied 5 carries for 17 yards, including calling his own number, rushing 7-yards with a successful spin move and dive into the end zone to score a TD.
*It was his third career rushing TD.
*He is No. 6 in the nation (and No. 2 in the Big Ten) in completions per game (26.50). He also is No. 11 in the nation (and No. 1 in the Big Ten) in passing yards per game (299.5).
LANE LIGHTS IT UP
*USC WR Ja’Kobi Lane recorded a career-best 10 catches for a career-best 105 yards and tied a career-best 2 TDs.
*This was his second-career 2 TD game.
*His first TD against the Badgers was a career-long 32-yard reception off a perfectly thrown ball from Moss, threaded between two defenders in the corner of the end zone on USC’s first offensive drive of the game. This TD put USC’s first points on the board at 7-0 in favor of the Trojans.
*His second TD was a 6-yard catch on an important third-and-goal in…
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