Touchdowns were traded back and forth. Turnovers too. Dorian Thompson-Robinson and UCLAFootball mounted one final drive. That’s when uscfb's Korey Foreman emerged as an unexpected hero, stepping in front of DTR's pass — and into USC-UCLA rivalry lore.
Lincoln Riley said USC’s lofty aim this season was to win a national title, and the Trojans’ hopes are still on track after a 48-45 victory over UCLA.Korey Foreman
“You just never know when it’s going to be your moment,” USC coach Lincoln Riley said, “and he was ready.” Thompson-Robinson had done all he could to will UCLA to a second straight victory in the rivalry game. A year after hurdling his way into crosstown infamy, the Bruins quarterback was bloodied and bruised by a Trojans defense that set out to beat him into oblivion. With his throwing hand taped, Thompson-Robinson said that at times he struggled to “get enough juice on the ball.”
Their defense allowed more than 500 yards for the third time in four weeks. But their front held the Pac-12’s top back to 95 yards rushing, just the second time any team has held Zach Charbonnet under the century mark this season.And as leaky as USC’s defense was, UCLA’s defense gave up even more yards: 649, to be exact.
UCLA struck first with a methodical, 15-play touchdown drive capped by the first of Thompson-Robinson’s two one-yard touchdown runs. Then, Williams threw an interception, just his third of the season. UCLA needed just a single play to respond, as Thompson-Robinson found a wide-open Michael Ezeike for a 30-yard score, the first of the tight end’s three touchdowns.Regardless, it was tough to imagine a more nightmarish start for the Trojans.
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