Trojans are Triumphant over Stanford

Los Angeles, California -- On Saturday evening the USC Trojans faced the Stanford Cardinal at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. In attendance were 77,614 fans to witness the PAC-12 college football game. The Trojans continued their quest to be the best as they look for their second win of the season. Their first win came against Western Michigan last week winning by a score of 49 - 31. In their past three meetings against Stanford they have loss; so, they were certainly ready to end the draught. This contest would be a great yardstick for the Trojans to validate their No. 6 ranking against Stanford which was ranked at No. 14. Coach Clay Helton led the Trojans to a 2017 Rose Bowl Championship, while Coach David Shaw has won two (2013, 2016) Rose Bowl Championships for Stanford.

The Trojans started off strong by scoring first and never looked back as quarterback Sam Darnold had a tremendous game. His leadership on the field led the Trojans to a 42-24 victory over Stanford. He continues to validate his candidacy for a Heisman Trophy. Sam had a very explosive game by passing for 316 yards, on 21 of 26 attempts, and four touchdowns. His only hiccups for his performance were two interceptions.

Nevertheless, he simply continued to pick apart the defense of the Stanford. His favorite receivers were Deontay Burnett 9/121, two touchdowns, and Steven Mitchell Jr. 4/94, two touchdowns. The rushing performance by the Trojans was unstoppable as they accumulated 307 yards for the game. The leading rushers were freshman Steven Carr (11/119) and Ronald Jones II (23/116) and two touchdowns. The combined offensive output by the Trojans was 623 yards. With the offense hitting on all cylinders, it was upon the shoulders of the defense to neutralize the offensive attack of Stanford. In the first half Stanford was in contention by trailing the Trojans 17-28. However, in the second half they were only able to score one touchdown which allowed the Trojans to cease the victory. The triumphant Trojans simply fought onto victory to the delight of all their fans.

For Stanford, quarterback Keller Chryst passed for 172 yards and two touchdowns. His touchdown receivers were J.J. Arcega-Whiteside and Dalton Schultz. Their rushing leader was Bryce Love with 17 carries for160 yards and a touchdown. He carried the rushing load as the team totaled 170 yards.

Up next for the Trojans will be a home contest on Saturday against the University of Texas Longhorns from Austin, Texas. “Fight On”.

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