The lowdown: Saturday night’s game can be split into two categories: the first quarter and then everything else.
USC dominated the opening act. They started with a 16-play scoring drive capped by true freshman Kedon Slovis patiently traversing the pocket before firing a touchdown pass to Drake London. Minutes later, they added a field goal set up by Isaiah Pola-Mao snagging Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert’s second interception of the season.
After 15 minutes, everything was going smoothly. The Trojans had held the Ducks to negative-11 yards rushing and also looked more than capable of scoring a bunch of points on a stout Oregon defense.