- Caleb Williams stood up and offered one last parting thought: 'Fight on! 2-and-0, baby!' His decorated fingernails told a story, too: Stanford's iconic tree mascot on each...
, leading No. 10 Southern California past Stanford 41-28 on Saturday night in the Pac-12 opener.
First-year USC coach Lincoln Riley had his own postgame message: "Look at 12 months ago." That's a reference to the 42-28 beating - nearly the same score as Saturday - the Trojans took at home from upset-hungry Stanford on Sept. 11 last year.ran for 105 yards and a touchdown, while the Trojans' opportunistic defense shined again with two interceptions and two fumble recoveries - four turnovers that led to 17 points.
Dominant USC didn't have a third-down play until 52 seconds before halftime and punted for the first time with 8:02 left. "This series has been extremely one-sided over the last 15 years, especially here," Riley said. "We took that personal." Williams completed 20 of 27 throws - 13 of his first 15 - and Dye ran for a 27-yard score in a first half that featured 685 yards of offense between the teams. Williams then hit Addison for a 48-yard gain right out of halftime that set upEarly in the second quarter, Williams connected on back-to-back passes to"We just executed this offense overall," Caleb Williams said. "All 11 guys on one page, everybody did his job.
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