Justin Herbert threw for 323 yards with four touchdowns but it was not enough as the Los Angeles Chargers fell to the Detroit Lions 41-38 in an emphatic back-and-forth thriller on Sunday afternoon at SoFi stadium.
The USC Trojans and the Stanford Cardinals have played one another since 1905; the Cardinals are the Trojans’ oldest rival. On Saturday, the Trojans played the Cardinals to open the 2023 Pac-12 season and play their final game as conference members.
The Washington State Cougars were no match for the undefeated Trojans at their home stadium, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Sunday night. The No. 16 USC Trojans were led by second-year quarterback Kedon Slovis to a 38-13 record-setting win.
Southern California returned 16 starters looking to make noise in the PAC-12 conference after an 8 win season last year.
Pac-12 commissioner, Larry Scott announced on Wednesday that the governors of California and Oregon will allow collegiate competition to resume. However, the start of their season depends on the discretion of county guidelines. The Pac-12 is the only power 5 conference without a set plan to start the 2020 football season.
In one of college football’s greatest crosstown rivalries, Southern California and UCLA took the field for its 89th meeting and bragging rights.
After a disappointing overtime loss the previous week, the (3-1) USC Trojans bounced back defeating PAC-12 opponent (3-1) #10 Utah Utes, 30-23. Reggie Bush was in attendance as a Fox Sports analyst for the first time at the Coliseum since the NCAA hit USC with sanctions tied to the former Heisman winner.