Clay Helton’s Trojans had another disastrous performance in Saturday’s USC vs. Texas game, which was filled with big momentum swings, huge decisions and lots of struggles.
Who stood out? Let’s get to the Week 3 studs and duds…
Studs
Amon-Ra St. Brown: JT Daniels’ favorite target had nine catches for 167 yards, the most by a USC true freshman since Nelson Agholor’s 162 against Oregon in 2002. He was a reliable safety valve early, as each of his first four catches went for conversions on third down. —end of studs list— The decision to kick a field goal on 4th down at the Texas 32-yard line: Yes, it was 4th-and-12.
Duds