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Pac-12 Championship Game: Stanford Cardinal defeats USC Trojans to win the conference and secure a spot in the Rose Bowl

First Quarter

Christian McCaffrey returned the opening kickoff to the Stanford 32. Some running from McCaffrey, through huge holes created by the Stanford offensive line, took Stanford into the red zone. A missed assignment on the offensive line backed Stanford up to second-and-goal from the ten. Hogan hit McCaffrey for a touchdown on a screen pass on the next play, but Rollins Stallworth was called for holding. Hogan missed Stallworth on the long third-and-goal. Conrad Ukropina hit a 30-yard field goal for the opening score.

On the next Stanford drive, Trenton Irwin missed a catch on a would-be first down.