After losing two straight games and dropping to 3-3 the USC Trojans came roaring back with a huge win over the third ranked team in the nation, the Utah Utes. The Trojans ran the ball well, and Cam Smith had 3 interceptions.
The USC Trojans looked sharp on both sides of the ball to start the game and looked equally sharp for most of the evening. The defense held strong , forcing the Utes into an obvious passing situation before forcing the punt. The offense drove down the field with relative ease as Kessler moved about in the pocket to avoid the rush, got several wide receivers involved and Helton even relied on the rushing attack, it was about as great of a start as USC could have hoped for.