SALT AKE CITY—Cameron Rising threw for 415 yards, ran for three touchdowns and scampered up the middle for a go-ahead two-point conversion with 48 seconds left in No. 20 Utah’s 43–42 victory over No. 7 Southern California on Saturday night.
Rising rushed a yard for a touchdown on fourth down to set up the deciding conversion.
Caleb Williams threw for 381 yards and five touchdowns for Southern California (6–1, 4–1 Pac-12). Utah (5–2, 3–1) held the Trojans on their last-ditch drive, handing them their first loss as a record crowd of 53,609 shook Rice-Eccles Stadium and then flooded the field.
R.J. Herbert (11) of the Utah Utes tackles Caleb Williams (13) of the USC Trojans during the first half of their game at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, on Oct. 15, 2022. (Chris Gardner/ Getty Images)
The Utes needed every one of Rising’s big plays with his legs and his arm during his career night. Rising, who was once committed to current USC coach Lincoln Riley when he was at Oklahoma, became the first Utah QB to throw for 400 yards since Brian Johnson had 417 against San Diego State in 2005….