But then Broncos head coach Chris Petersen called the Statue of Liberty. In the first college football game nationally broadcast on radio, the Tigers came back with 14 fourth-quarter points against Amos Alonzo Stagg's powerful Maroons. 1 LSU 7, No. The "gutty little Bruins" stunned No. Case Keenum 200820092011.
A running list of college football players skipping 2022-23 bowl games 70. Ken Hatfield's 81-yard punt return gave Arkansas an early lead and Freddie Marshall's 34-yard TD pass to Bobby Crockett in the fourth put the Hogs ahead to stay. Games Played; YDS:Total Yards; YDS/G:Yards Per Game; YDS:Passing Yards; Virginia. Georgia Tech 8, California 7 90. In a matchup of legendary coaches Knute Rockne and Pop Warner, Notre Dame's Elmer Layden -- one of the fabled Four Horsemen -- scored three touchdowns, including two on interception returns. Cotton Bowl, Jan. 1, 1970 [93], *Mike Singletary (Baylor) Recorded 232 tackles in 1978 but the NCAA did not begin collecting defensive statistics until 2000, *Joe Norman (Indiana) recorded 199 tackles in 11 games in 1978 for an 18.09 average, but the NCAA did not begin collecting defensive statistics until 2000. The fireworks celebrating Miami's 35th consecutive win and second straight national championship lit up the desert sky, except that delayed, deliberate, oh-so-slow pass interference call by field judge Terry Porter on Miami defensive back Glenn Sharpe in the first overtime meant that Ohio State got another chance to score. But USC's Doyle Nave completed four straight passes, including the winning touchdown to Al Krueger with under two minutes left.
15 college football players whose careers ended too soon 2 Fighting Irish reached the Army 4; the No. The Midshipmen, 1-7, started their final drive at their 33 at the midway point of the fourth quarter. But that just set the stage for a thrilling finish. Nov. 21, 1931 Wolverines coach Bo Schembechler went 2-8 in Rose Bowls, but it's hard to pin this loss on him. In the first Sugar Bowl featuring two unbeaten and untied teams, Frank Leahy led Boston College to win. Oct. 6, 2007 Northwest Championship also involves Oregon State and Washington State. The Trojans would claim a share of the national championship. LSU recovered to win the SEC title and then beat Ohio State to claim the BCS national title. Nov. 2, 1935 8. Upon reviewing the films, Cornell forfeited the game. Timmy Chang 200220032004. Nov. 4, 2000 "Wide Right III" flashed across the Orange Bowl scoreboard. Big 12 championship game, Irving, Texas, Dec. 1, 2001 After the Trojans rallied from a 14-0 deficit, Johnny Baker kicked a 33-yard field goal with one minute left to win it. At No. in the 2005 Big 12 Championship game . 1 Miami 24 (2OT) No. SEC championship game, Atlanta, Dec. 1, 2012 The Maroons finished 11-0 under Amos Alonzo Stagg, outscoring their opponents 271-5, and were retroactively named national champions. No. Sept. 24, 1977 It was Auburn's fourth straight win in the series and clinched a share of its third consecutive SEC title. At Chicago 2, Michigan 0 Wins vs. Top 10 teams: 19. 55. Big 12 championship, Dec. 6, 2009 In 1934 the owner George Richards moved the team to Detroit, where the baseball team, the Tigers, was the main attraction. With the score tied at 21, the momentum tilted toward the Gators. During the 2022 season, Oklahoma lost 0-49 to Texas [2] to end their . In the second quarter, Trojans tailback Charles White took off on a leap toward the goal line from the Michigan 3. 1 Florida State 24 93. Vacated victories are different than forfeited victories. Cannon fielded the punt against the wishes of Tigers head coach Paul Dietzel, then broke seven tackles as he raced down the sideline in front of the Rebels' bench. He told his team about his first All-American, George Gipp, who died at the end of the 1920 season. College football games could be shorter in 2023 after several proposed changes by . 47. No. The NCAA incorrectly lists the record as 78608 in its 2020 FCS record book. The first-ever matchup of two historical powers matched its considerable hype: six lead changes, big plays in all phases. It was wide right. The Irish and the Sooners packed in tight. Georgia Gov.
List of NCAA football teams by wins - Wikipedia But the Nittany Lions' defensive wizardry tricked 'Canes QB Vinny Testaverde into throwing five interceptions, including the game-sealer to LB Shane Conlin late in the fourth quarter. the following NCAA teams have the most players to reach the NFL by position: Quarterbacks: USC (17) 12 Florida 21 Soccer Random. Decades from now, Trojans still will wonder why Bush was on the bench. Rodgers lateraled with a knee down, and Ford's lateral went forward, but why spoil the fun? Alabama scored 17 points on its first three possessions. No. Here are 15 college football stars whose careers ended far too soon. Fifty years earlier, Cornell beat Dartmouth, 7-3, by scoring on fifth down. Oct. 15, 1966 Nov. 24, 1973 Maybe because Tagovailoa didn't know enough to be scared.
20 Ole Miss 32 2 Penn State 27, No. An extra point would have left Nebraska as the nation's only undefeated team. 9. In some cases, during the early years of college football when distant travel was prohibitive, these teams played each other more than once per year.
Derrick Johnson pays tribute en route to College Football Hall of Fame 3 Michigan 27 (2 OT) Great game. 2. . Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Jameis Winston rallied the Seminoles back from an 18-point deficit and threw the winning 2-yard touchdown to Kelvin Benjamin with 13 seconds left in the last BCS National Championship. Arkansas finished the season with a share of the national title. 22. FSU kicker Scott Bentley kicked four field goals, including a 22-yarder with 21 seconds remaining. Even though college football has developed into quite a passing game, it is hard to imagine a quarterback throwing as many passes as Drew Brees did against Wisconsin on Oct. 10, 1998. 5. The Crimson Tide won the rematch 21-0 in the BCS title game. 116. 88. 2 Michigan 39 The Sooners rolled to a 20-0 second-quarter lead, but the Buckeyes rallied to go in front 28-20 in the fourth. No. No. Forget that 6-foot-8 Trojan Bill Hayhoe blocked that extra point, as he had done with two field goals earlier in the game. 11 Pittsburgh 0 2 Player Games. This time, even with an early 21-point loss to Alabama, Penn State kicked down the door. Trailing 38-3 in the middle of the third quarter, the Spartans staged the biggest comeback in FBS history. Notre Dame took the ball at its 30 and Parseghian ran out the clock. No. Ian Johnson trotted in for the 2-point winner. At No. Navy (2-6) stunned Army (8-0), ending the Black Knights' 28-game unbeaten streak. The Razorbacks converted a fourth-and-25 when Brandon Allen completed a pass to Hunter Henry, who flung the ball backward, and Alex Collins picked it up on the bounce and then ran it for a 31-yard gain. 9 Irish. No. Most games scoring three or more touchdowns, career. This player, Derrick Johnson, is receiving well-deserved recognition for his outstanding time as a longhorn. What a display of offense: a combined 1,040 yards, 56 first downs and 101 points.
5 players with most to gain during spring practice NFL-style clock rules could come to college football, but the most extreme proposal will not. The loss spoiled No. 98. To join our email list and get notified when we launch the 2023-24 College Football section (about a week before the season starts). 1 Florida State 34, No. 145. . 2 Alabama 14, No. The offenses combined to set one NCAA and nine SEC records. 42. 3 Georgia 23 (OT) -- Continue to run the clock after first downs, except in the final two minutes of . For another, Nick Saban has coached only six of the 22 Alabama games listed below. Whew. The Crimson Tide were the first Southern team invited to play in the Rose Bowl, and they rallied from a 12-0 deficit by scoring three touchdowns in the third quarter to stun the heavily favored Huskies. The Fighting Irish came back from 21 points down in the fourth quarter to go ahead by one but left time for the Eagles to come back. Nov. 2, 1995 In the final minute, on fourth-and-goal from the USC 10, Stanford quarterback Tavita Pritchard, making his first start, threw a perfect fade to a leaping Mark Bradford for the winning score. It was Notre Dame's second-ever bowl game. Women's football was not added until 1996. 2 was the first time College GameDay took its show to campus. With 11 championships, Bill Russell holds the record for most in a single lifetime. It helped him win the Heisman Trophy during his senior season. Chris Callahan booted a 28-yard field goal as time expired to give the Bears the win. 11 Auburn 30, No. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Behind a 13-play, 74-yard touchdown drive late in the fourth quarter, Texas ended a six-game losing streak to the Sooners and handed OU its only loss of the season. Take control of one of over 100 college football programs in over 10 regional conferences. The game turned on special teams: the Irish's Al Hunter returned a kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown, and Notre Dame made a 2-point conversion; Tide kicker Bill Davis missed an extra point in the fourth quarter. When the Tide scored on a pick-six to go ahead 22-17 with 5:29 to play, head coach Gene Stallings chose to kick the extra point instead of go for two. SEC Championship Game, Atlanta, Dec. 1, 2018 The Gamecocks came storming back and scored 27 straight points to take the lead with 1:48 remaining. 1 USC 34, at No. 3 Clemson 21 He's the only Heisman winner ever to play in the NBA. The controversy never dimmed. The plane crashed near the airport in Huntington, West Virginia, after the team returned from a game at East Carolina. Nov. 8, 1997 Michigan. 20. With Alabama trailing in the second half of the SEC championship game, backup quarterback Jalen Hurts came off the bench to throw for one touchdown and run for another. Notre Dame scored on fourth down from the Oklahoma 3-yard-line. 122.
Ranking 15 College Football Players Who Snubbed the 2023 NFL Draft The following is a list of the all-time leading NCAA Division I-A college football teams (in the United States) ranked by the number of consecutive games in which they scored. Defenses were dominant in Tuscaloosa in a game billed as the latest Game of the Century. Saban and athletic director Greg Byrne tested . Columbia used the play, a hidden-ball reverse, in which Cliff Montgomery handed off to Al Barabas in the first quarter and gained 25 yards. September intersectional games usually don't tip the national title scales. 1 Texas 0 111. Which college football player earned the nickname "the Galloping Ghost"? Rose Bowl, Jan. 4, 2006 This table is for listing all NCAA Division I football series with at least 100 games played. Amid the handwringing over the future of the bowls in the era of the College Football Playoff, the Trojans and Nittany Lions reminded everyone that there's always magic in The Granddaddy of Them All. 143.
List of NCAA football records - Bolavip US No. But the playing field leveled when Army's Thanksgiving meal included a course of food poisoning. The Buckeyes and Wolverines played during the worst blizzard to hit Columbus, Ohio, in 37 years. Most extra point attempts, game . 2005-2023 Team Rankings, LLC. 5 Cincinnati 45, at No. Quarterback Vince Young carried a grudge because USC back Reggie Bush had won the Heisman. Mike Krysl played for Willie Fritz at Central Missouri, coordinated special teams for him at Georgia Southern, and will now coach special teams again at Tulane. But Iowa State scored a touchdown with 5:30 left to tie it. 1 Oklahoma 7 Nov. 10, 1984
16 of college sports' most unbreakable records | NCAA.com Craig Fertig threw the winning 15-yard touchdown pass to Rod Sherman on fourth down with 1:35 remaining. No. 2 Army to five first downs and only 137 total yards in front of President Harry S. Truman and 101,000 others in attendance. But Appalachian State's Corey Lynch blocked the kick to send this game directly into the history book. 12. 4 Auburn 6 They stalked out of a steak fry honoring both teams in part because a Penn State player told a racially tinged joke. 2 Kansas State 40, No. 24. The Noles scored the last 18 points, capped by a 43-yard TD from Chris Weinke to Peter Warrick. The Buffs got the ball back on their 15 with 15 seconds to play. But he did, and they did. All Rights Reserved. At No.
College Sports (NCAA) - Statistics & Facts | Statista Nov. 25, 1971 First year: 1879. 7 Florida 30, Auburn 27 Cardinal senior John Elway led one of the greatest drives of his career, college or pro, to put Mark Harmon in position to kick a 35-yard field goal with :04 to play. 2 Alabama 6 (OT) Alabama kicker Cade Foster had to miss three field goals, and Saban had to pivot to freshman Adam Griffith. 1 Ohio State 13 1 Notre Dame 10, at No. David snapped Goliath's 25-game unbeaten streak in one of the biggest upsets in the early years of college football. Oct. 20, 1934 Danny Wuerffel drove the Gators down for the win, scoring on a 2-yard pass to Chris Doering. Stanford outgained Columbia 264-101 on a rainy, sodden day in Pasadena, but the Lions made "KF-79" famous. Main article: History of American football Rugby in England and Canada. All season long, ESPN will celebrate the 150th anniversary of college football. The No. But there might not be a recency bias. The latter, capped by tailback Jeff Smith's 34-yard run with 48 seconds to play, precipitated one of the gutsiest coaching decisions ever. California. 113. Colorado's Chris Brown ran for three touchdowns. 1: Michigan 72.91 percent. Moses' final stat line in the loss: 57-of-85 passing with 449 yards and two touchdowns. The loss knocked the Longhorns out of the BCS National Championship Game at the Rose Bowl. The Wolverines led 26-14 late in the game. 141. The Sooners hadn't lost since the Irish beat them, 28-21, in the 1953 opener. Invite teams and schedule non-conference games. The Buckeyes did, and the game continued. The Trojans tied the game with 1:20 to play, and after Leon McQuay III picked off Trace McSorley and returned it to the Nittany Lions 33 with :27 left, USC's Matt Boermeester nailed a 46-yard field goal as time expired. Penn State scored touchdowns on seven consecutive possessions, which is hard to do on Tuesdays against the scout team. 18 Ole Miss 52 (OT)
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U.S. Presidents and the Sports They Played - HISTORY Rose Bowl, Jan. 1, 1963 It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.. 6 UCLA 22 Actually, it was a great game: three lead changes in the fourth quarter, two, of course, in the last :04. No. 6 Florida 24, No. Can potentially be played twice in one season, with rematch in the respective conference championship game. The four-touchdown-favorite Mountaineers, who committed five turnovers and had only 183 total yards, couldn't recover after QB Pat White was knocked out of the game in the second quarter. So much had to happen to set the table for the Kick Six. The Canes answered with a Ken Dorsey-to-Jeremy Shockey 13-yard touchdown with 46 seconds remaining. Michigan State 41, at Northwestern 38 34. No. 2 Nebraska 24 73. 1 Minnesota 7, No. The Cavaliers handed FSU its first loss as a member of the ACC by stopping Warrick Dunn just short of the end zone as time expired. Tigers coach Pat Dye said playing Alabama at Jordan-Hare Stadium was comparable to the "crumbling of the Berlin Wall." 5 Oregon 42 Became the longest uninterrupted series in FBS history in 2012 continuous since 1907 supplanting the KansasNebraska series. College Football Playoff National Championship, Glendale, Arizona, Jan. 11, 2016 Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, Florida, Nov. 8, 1980 Army won the game but lost any chance at the national title. Georgia dominated the game, led 13-0 at the half, forced Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts to the bench for ineffectiveness, never trailed, and, after kicking a field goal, sacked freshman quarterback Tua Tagovailoa for a 16-yard loss in OT. Mandatory Credit: Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports. Of course. Cincinnati WR/KR Mardy Gilyard exploded for 374 all-purpose yards and 2 TDs as the Bearcats rallied from down 21. Though it looked much more like the style of football the rest of the world plays (soccer) than the brand of pigskin most of us are familiar with, the first game of intercollegiate football was played 150 years ago today. 97. Tennessee arrived in Pasadena without giving up a single point all season, but it was the Vols who came up empty against USC. The Crimson Tide and the Rebels delivered one of the greatest SEC games in history in a rare-for-the-times prime-time TV game featuring four lead changes in the fourth quarter. Football Storm Strike . 7 Kentucky 13, No. 2 Florida 32 1. on pace for at least The Razorbacks and Rebels battled for more than four hours in a seven-overtime thriller that wasn't decided until Arkansas' Jermaine Petty stopped Ole Miss tight end Doug Zeigler 2 yards short of the goal line in the final OT. 2 Florida. Three trades in a chaotic top five, The new law changing service academy football, and the coaches pushing back, Realignment chatter: How the Pac-12 holds the key to it all. Oct. 8, 1988 9 Colorado 39, No. 1 Seminoles 52-20 in the Sugar Bowl to win the school's first national championship. The Buffs went on to share the national championship with Georgia Tech. Fans from both sides will never forget the "Bush Push." The 8-point-underdog Crimson Tide rolled to the national championship by surprisingly dominating a Hurricanes team that had won 29 straight games. 125. 15 Tigers had to beat their rivals to earn a trip to the Gator Bowl, and they had a 24-0 lead midway through the third quarter.
Most Underrated College Football Players of All Time 2 Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl on . The Cardinal spoiled Oregon's national championship dreams by rallying from a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter. The Buckeyes' chance to win ended when quarterback Art Schlichter threw a late interception to Tigers linebacker Charlie Bauman. [73], *The NCAA record book includes a special note about 6 interceptions by Dick Miller (Akron) versus Baldwin-Wallace on When Doug Flutie scrambled to his right, again confounding the exhausted Hurricane defensive front; when he heaved that 48-yard pass into the end zone scrum with zeroes on the clock; when Gerard Phelan, camped just behind the scrum, caught the ball like it were a punt; when Brent Musburger screamed, "I don't believe it!"
50 States of College Football: Where Does Your State Rank? Nov. 8, 2011 Disputed series record: BYU does not recognize 6 games played before 1922 (3 wins for each school). California forfeited their 1999 win and USC vacated their 2005 win, both of which were due to ineligible players. No. Eight days after the Aggie Bonfire collapse that killed 12 and injured 27, the Big 12 archrivals met in a somber Kyle Field. For nearly two decades, Nittany Lion head coach Joe Paterno knocked on the door on the college football elite. 2 Crimson Tide needed a 95-yard kickoff return for a TD and a risky onside kick to hold off quarterback Deshaun Watson and the Tigers in the CFP National Championship. Stanford 24, at No. 12 Michigan 51 on pace for at least Nov. 14, 1998 FSU moved into field goal range, but Matt Munyon missed a 49-yarder to tie. Update: November 25th, 2021 . 1 Texas 13 Rose Bowl, Jan. 1, 1975 College teams were integrated well before the NFL re-integrated in 1946. . The usual hate had been replaced by love -- Texas held a campus blood drive and played the "Aggie War Hymn" on the carillon in the campus tower. Oklahoma scored on five drives of at least 69 yards against a defense that didn't allow more than 17 points to anyone else. He threw four second-half interceptions, one a pick-six. Northwest Championship also involves Oregon and Oregon State. Unlike most other sports in North America, no official minor league farm organizations exists in American or Canadian football. 5 Michigan 10 The battle of unbeaten teams and No. 1 Alabama was denied its fifth national title in eight seasons. The No. The 1978 and 1979 games were both forfeited by Oregon, giving two wins for Washington State. Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. Here is the full listing of all 129 FBS teams by . Most-played rivalry between FBS teams outside the. Blake Anderson rose and tipped it to Westbrook, who jumped over safety Chuck Winters in the end zone. 82. 78. 7 Michigan State 27, at No. No. Your program's prestige plays a part in whether your invitations to big name schools are accepted or rejected. The Volunteers rallied from 31-7 down in the first half to go up 35-34 with 4:03 left on an Andy Kelly-to-Aaron Hayden TD pass. How could the Dawgs lose? No.
LSU Baseball: How to watch, preview for midweek game at Texas -- had to play in the inaugural SEC championship game before playing for a national title. 27. No. Black players Trailing 45-39 with the ball at the SMU 41 on the final play, BYU quarterback Jim McMahon threw a Hail Mary pass, which somehow ended up in the arms of tight end Clay Brown. In this series, there are both forfeits and vacations, which makes the different treatment particularly apparent. 12 Miami 45 Clinging to a 14-7 lead, Auburn survived when the Crimson Tide missed the PAT after scoring with 1:20 left. 104. 83. Professional gamers inspire people to play. He knew entering the league at age 24 was a risky . OK, so technically there are six players. The LehighLafayette rivalry, known as "The Rivalry," is the most-played in Division I at 157 games. 92. NFL combine Day 2 recap: Which draft prospects are rising? Please be aware that non-FBS players may show for some stats, due to a technical issue. But Tom Osborne didn't want to finish No. He has played 346 games under Jurgen Klopp, registering 107 goals and 78 assists in the process. 118. The most-played Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) series is the Minnesota-Wisconsin football rivalry, at 132 games. USC 16, at Notre Dame 14 1 that way. The Scottsdale, Arizona, native played at just 6-foot-1 and around 260-270 pounds but dominated offensive linemen throughout his career, capping things off by winning both the Outland Trophy and Nagurski Trophy in 1993, effectively making him the best defensive player in college football that year. It's Legend Bowl. The Gators came back to lead 21-20 and pinned the Bulldogs on their own 7 in the last two minutes. Currently the SEC is divided into two divisions in football (East and West), and every team plays eight conference games each season: six against the division, one permanent and one rotating . Appalachian State 34, at No.
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Nick Saban says LSU one of three teams the SEC is proposing Alabama For every 2.6 years of play, the risk of developing CTE doubles. He won 10 titles during that time. Rose Bowl, Jan. 1, 1925 1 Army 0, No. Two interceptions and a blocked punt for a touchdown fueled the 38-point rally. Oct. 19, 1966 2 Midshipmen, who were undefeated and led by Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Roger Staubach, took an early 21-7 lead. LSU's Drew Alleman booted a 25-yard winning field goal in overtime. Colorado coach Bill McCartney would hear of no such thing. 24 Texas A&M 20, No. 9 Notre Dame 13, No. 1 Miami 10 Oct. 25, 1947 1 Buckeyes. Maybe we judge Irish coach Ara Parseghian by modern standards, when teams regularly practice going 50 yards in 1:15. 126. "The whole thing was a nightmare.". More than 50 million Americans watched the Longhorns climb back from a 14-0 deficit in The Big Shootout to win their 19th consecutive game. Notre Dame's Shawn Wooden knocked down Ward's pass in the end zone on the final play. Landry Jones 201020112012. Penn State went undefeated three times without finishing No. The stories about USC being the greatest team ever? Northwest Championship also involves Oregon and Washington State. 60. . Minnesota and Michigan are in different divisions of the Big 10. 15 Pittsburgh 44 Oct. 20, 2001 Down to its last prayer, on fourth-and-18 on its 27-yard line with 36 seconds to play, Auburn sent Ricardo Louis deep. Riegels graciously acceded to being called "Wrong Way" for the next 64 years. 0 games But on third-and-8 from the Irish 3, quarterback Tom Clements threw a 35-yard pass out of his end zone to backup tight end Robin Weber. 2 Penn State 14, No. 139.
Rose Bowl, Jan. 1, 1966 9 Auburn 17, No. 16 Alabama 17, No. 0 games 119. 10. Alabama picked off Miami QB Gino Torretta three times and held the Canes to 48 yards rushing. Edgerrin James rushed for 299 yards and scored the winning touchdown with 50 seconds left to overcome 513 passing yards by UCLA's Cade McNown. A tweak in clock operating procedures is likely the first step. All you need to remember is that on third-and-7, O.J.
List of most-played college football series in NCAA Division I After the Hurricanes scored with a minute left, the Terrapins stopped a 2-point try to complete the largest comeback in NCAA history at the time. 87. National Collegiate . And then all hell broke loose. 2 Alabama 32, No. The state is home to three FBS teams, seven FCS, 17 D2 (mostly . 1 LSU 28, No. 54. Oct. 11, 1958 7 Oklahoma 42 (OT) 7 Miami 27, No. Which college football team in the FBS has won the most college championships?
How College Football Is Dealing With COVID-19 | Time 7 Florida State 31 First-year Wolverines coach Bo Schembechler stunned his mentor, Woody Hayes, to earn a share of a Big Ten title and end OSU's 22-game winning streak. Saturday, Jan. 11 at 3 p.m. No. 1 Penn State 7 The first integrated Sugar Bowl was controversial before and during the game. Legend Bowl is an old-school game that aims to incorporate certain modern solutions into classic gameplay. 91. This is different than vacated games, which are only removed from the offending team's win totals. Polo Grounds, New York, Oct. 18, 1924 10 Texas A&M 36, No.
Ty Rodgers: 3 facts on the Illinois Fighting Illini basketball player In their third straight Rose Bowl meeting, USC came from behind to beat USC.