The lowdown: USC jumped out to an early 17-0 lead in the first quarter and would never look back. Ronald Jones led the way with a pair of early scoring runs, capping off touchdown drives of 60 and 56 yards, respectively, while Matt Boermeester opened the scoring with a 35-yard field goal
But the Trojans had trouble running up the middle at times against Oregon’s defense, which when coupled with an erratic Sam Darnold, turned into three-straight second quarter punts.
The Ducks would strike for the first time with a 25-yard end around by Charles Nelson, but never consistently strung successful drives together.