On a college football Saturday filled with upsets, Lincoln Riley and USC lived up to the hype, dominating Stanford in the first half in a 41-28 victory.
’s new coach. The circumstances practically begged for a rude awakening, so much so that Riley spent part of this past week with a rollout bed at the ready in his office.
It was a stark turn from where USC stood a year ago, when it fired its coach after an embarrassing loss to Stanford. Even Riley would call attention to that transformation Saturday, while pointing out how far USC still had to go.Still, USC was good enough Saturday that it hardly mattered that its offense lost focus in the second half or that its defense gave up 441 total yards, allowing Stanford to spend much of the game marching up and down the field.
It was tempting to think a week ago that Williams’ wondrous debut might’ve been because of an inferior opponent. But he quickly dispatched that theory, slicing and dicing Stanford’s defense at every level. He finished 20 of 27 for 341 yards and four touchdowns in a performance that should firmly put him atop early Heisman Trophy lists as several other top-flight quarterbacks faltered Saturday.
USC’s defense still forced four turnovers, tying last week’s impressive mark and securing the nation’s top spot in turnover margin for the time being. It still made key stops when necessary and held Stanford to only 122 yards after halftime, albeit well after USC had established a healthy lead.
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