Another USC turnover was hanging in the air, lofted by Sam Darnold and spiraling, underthrown, in the general direction of Darreus Rogers.
The score was tied in the fourth quarter Saturday at the Coliseum. Darnold’s early brilliance had staked the Trojans to a two-touchdown lead over No. 21 Colorado — all of it squandered in a flurry of second-half turnovers.
Now, cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon had a bead on the ball and what looked like another one.
“I watched it happen,” Darnold said. “I was thinking pick the whole way.”
“I was with Sam,” USC Coach Clay Helton said.