The lowdown: After tons of talk about the greatness —or heartbreak— of the 2006 Rose Bowl, USC and Texas put together arguably the most equally opposite first half performance they could. The Trojans’ receivers dropped several Sam Darnold passes, Texas was held to just a single rushing yard and committed two turnovers before both teams took nearly an entire half to score.
But then all hell broke loose. Deontay Burnett opened the scoring with a sensational diving catch at the 2:40 mark of the second quarter. Darnold, in an act of clairvoyance, threw to a spot and Burnett got it.