Overview
- The Trojans scored 19 unanswered points after halftime and held Iowa scoreless over the final 30 minutes.
- Bryan Jackson ran for two touchdowns, including the 4-yard go-ahead score with 13:36 left set up by Jahkeem Stewart’s interception.
- Makai Lemon caught 10 passes for 153 yards and a touchdown and moved past 1,000 receiving yards for the season.
- Jayden Maiava threw for 254 yards as USC improved to 8-2 overall and 6-1 in Big Ten play in steady rain at the Coliseum.
- Short-handed without starting tackle Elijah Paige and safeties Bishop Fitzgerald and Kamari Ramsey, USC’s defense sealed the win by forcing a turnover on downs at its 29 with 1:59 remaining.