Southern California’s Caleb Williams passed a career-high 470 yards, while Jordan Addison had 178 yards receiving, as the No. 7 ranked Trojans defeated their biggest rival No. 16 UCLA on Saturday, Nov. 19, with a score of 48–45.
A crowd of nearly 71,000 in Pasadena, Calif., looked on as USC improved to 10–1 overall and 8–1 in the Pac-12 Conference—as an interception by Korey Foreman from Dorian Thompson-Robinson clinched the victory on UCLA’s final drive.
The Trojans’ hopes for a slot in the College Football Playoffs were kept alive—USC will likely ascend in the rankings with No. 5 Tennessee falling to South Carolina 63–38.
Only three punts were forced by both defenses the entire game: two by UCLA in the first half, before 16 possessions by both teams without a punt, then a defensive stop late by the Bruins with 2:27 remaining on the clock….