LOS ANGELES — The pattern started to emerge again.
So many USC games have followed the same script: The offense stalls a bit in the third quarter, the defense gives up a score and suddenly, the opponent has some life. On Friday night, USC’s offense went four-and-out on its first third-quarter series. Then, the defense surrendered a touchdown and two-point conversion to Rutgers.
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USC held a 19-point lead in the first half. At the 8:11 mark of the third quarter, the lead was down to eight. Thoughts of another collapse were certainly on the minds of many Trojans fans.
But on the first play of USC’s next possession, Miller Moss threw a
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