Overview

• USC briefly led after a 59-yard touchdown to Ja'Kobi Lane before Jadarian Price answered with a kickoff-return touchdown seconds later.
• A fourth-quarter 42-yard completion to Makai Lemon set up a reverse-pass trick play that ended in a fumble, stalling a potential go-ahead drive.
• Riley called the trick play 'a stupid call' and acknowledged two poor fourth-down decisions that, in his view, failed to put players in good positions.
• Quarterback Jayden Maiava mixed explosive gains with costly mistakes, including an interception, and said he 'played shi-ty' and must be better for teammates.
• The loss drops USC to 5-2 with pressure on rankings and play-calling, drawing fan criticism such as Snoop Dogg’s social-media post, with Nebraska up next in early November.