The sun begins to set in Hollywood in what then turns into a twilight battle between two of the game’s best quarterbacks. The hype paid off fully for the offensive stalwarts and in a battle of western gold, the two best teams historically in what was the Pac-8, Pac-10, and then the Pac-12 met one last time as Pac-12 teams.
Caleb Williams & co was the first to see the field on this dry evening leading the Trojans to an opening touchdown in six minutes — a drive that spanned 75-yards. The drive was a spectacular release of pent up frustration, the USC Trojans dropping two consecutive losses to Notre Dame and tag before barely clinging to life against a weak Cal team.