USC turnovers doom Trojans during loss to rival Notre Dame

No. 13 Notre Dame 34, No. 20 USC 24, end of fourth quarter

USC started on its 28.

Jayden Maiava tossed an incomplete pass. Maiava passed to Tanook Hines for two yards. Maiava passed to Ja’Kobi Lane for 16 yards to the USC 46.

Maiava’s pass to Lane was initially ruled an interception before a review deemed it a dropped pass. Maiava passed to Lake McRee for eight yards. Bryan Jackson ran for seven yards. Maiava got rid of the ball before he could get sacked. Maiava was sacked as he tossed the ball out of the pocket and a flag was thrown, with USC called for holding.

Maiava again was under heavy pressure as he heaved the ball down field and he once again tossed an interception.

Notre Dame took over and ran out the clock.

No. 13 Notre Dame 34, No. 20 USC 24, 2:35 left in the fourth quarter

Notre Dame started on the USC 44 after the USC turnover on downs.

Jadarian Price ran for 11 yards, five yards and three yards.

USC called timeout with 4:31 remaining.

Price ran for eight yards, diving for a first down.

Price ran for three yards before he was dropped for a loss of three yards. CJ Carr was sacked for a loss of five yards.

On fourth-and-15, Carr tossed a deep incomplete pass intended for Will Pauling.

No. 13 Notre Dame 34, No. 20 USC 24, 6:06 left in the fourth quarter

USC started on its 35.

King Miller ran for five yards. Jayden Maiava tossed an incomplete pass intended for Lake McRee. Bryan Jackson ran for four yards. On fourth-and-inches, Maiava rolled out and tossed an incomplete pass that was nearly intercepted.

Instead, the Trojans turned the ball over on downs.

No. 13 Notre Dame 34, No. 20 USC 24, 7:19 left in the fourth quarter

Notre Dame started on the 50-yard line.

Jeremiyah Love ran for no gain. CJ Carr passed to Malachi Fields for nine yards. Love ran for five yards to the USC 36.

Love ran for 15 yards to the USC 21. Love ran for 16 yards to the USC five. Carr ran for four yards. Carr then ran for a one-yard touchdown.

Notre Dame hit the extra point.

No. 13 Notre Dame 27, No. 20 USC 24, 11:20 left in the fourth quarter

USC started on its 20.

King Miller ran for one yard. Jayden Maiava tossed an incomplete pass intended for Ja’Kobi Lane.

Maiava passed to Makai Lemon for 42 yards.

USC ran a reverse and it appeared Lemon was supposed to pass, but he was under pressure and held ball loosely in his throwing hand before fumbling. Notre Dame recovered the ball near the 50-yard line.

No. 13 Notre Dame 27, No. 20 USC 24, 12:46 left in the fourth quarter

Notre Dame started on the USC 44 after an interception.

Jeremiyah Love ran for two yards. CJ Carr passed to Will Pauling for 10 yards. Love ran for five yards to the USC 27.

Time expired in the third quarter.

Love ran for no gain before running for six yards to the USC 13.

Notre Dame called timeout.

On third-and-four on the USC 13, Carr tossed an incomplete pass.

On fourth down, Noah Burnette missed the 31-yard field goal wide left.

No. 13 Notre Dame 27, No. 20 USC 24, 1:48 left in the third quarter

USC started on its 24 after a 19-yard Tanook Hines kickoff return.

Jayden Maiava passed to King Miller for 10 yards. Miller then ran for a loss of one yard. Miller ran for three yards. Maiava passed to Hines for eight yards.

Maiava’s pass intended for Makai Lemon was intercepted by Notre Dame’s Christian Gray at the USC 44.

No. 13 Notre Dame 27, No. 20 USC 24, 4:32 left in the third quarter

USC kicked off, Jadarian Price grabbed the ball in the Irish end zone and he rumbled for a 100-yard Notre Dame touchdown.

The Irish missed the extra point, but they still quickly snatched the lead back from a resurgent USC squad.

No. 20 USC 24, No. 13 Notre Dame 21, 4:39 left in the third quarter

USC started on its 29.

Jayden Maiava tossed an incomplete pass while hurried. Maiava’s pass intended for Tanook Hines was incomplete, but Notre Dame was called for pass interference.

On first down at the USC 35, Maiava passed to Makai Lemon for six yards.

Maiava passed to Ja’Kobi Lane for a 49-yard touchdown. USC went for two and converted, with Maiava passing to Lane.

No. 13 Notre Dame 21, No. 20 USC 16, 5:31 left in the third quarter

Notre Dame started on its 25.

Jadarian Price ran for four yards, CJ Carr tossed two consecutive incomplete pass and USC’s defense forced the Irish to quickly punt.

No. 13 Notre Dame 21, No. 20 USC 16, 6:23 left in the third quarter

USC started on its 35.

Jayden Maiava’s pass to Ja’Kobi Lane was incomplete, but Notre Dame was called for pass interference.

King Miller ran for two yards.

Maiava’s next pass to Lane was incomplete, but Notre Dame was again called for pass interference, moving the ball to the Irish 33.

Miller ran for seven yards. Miller then ran for no gain. On third-and-three at the Irish 26, Maiava’s pass intended for Tanook Hines was just out of reach and fell incomplete.

Ryon Sayeri hit a 43-yard field goal to trim Notre Dame’s lead.

No. 13 Notre Dame 21, No. 20 USC 13, 8:07 left in the third quarter

Notre Dame started on its 25 after the touchback.

CJ Carr passed to Jordan Faison for 12 yards. Jeremiyah Love ran for 16 yards. Love ran for six yards to the USC 41. Carr passed to Love for nine yards.

Carr passed to Faison for four yards. Jadarian Price ran for one yard. Price ran for four yards. On fourth-and-one, Love ran for two yards and the first down at the USC 21.

Love ran for three yards, Carr tossed an incomplete pass and Love ran for another 10 yards. On first-and-goal at the USC 8, Carr runs for two yards.

Carr passed to Will Pauling for a six-yard touchdown. The Irish hit the extra point.

No. 13 Notre Dame 14, No. 20 USC 13, end of second quarter

Notre Dame started on its 16 after a 13-yard kickoff return.

CJ Carr passed for five yards and 12 yards before his pass intended for Malachi Fields was called incomplete.

On second-and-10 at the Notre Dame 33, Carr tossed an incomplete pass intended for Jeremiyah Love and the Irish were called for a personal foul.

On second-and-25, Carr passed to Love for five yards. Carr passed to Love for another five yards and he was pushed out of bounds to stop the clock with 54 seconds left.

Notre Dame punted to the USC 16.

USC took over with 41 seconds left.

Notre Dame took at timeout.

Maiava tossed an incomplete pass after getting forced out of the pocket. King Miller ran for four yards. On third-and-six at the USC 21 with 30 seconds left, Miller ran for 15 yards and the Trojans called timeout.

Maiava was sacked for a loss of two yards and USC coach Lincoln Riley allowed time to run off the clock to end the quarter.

No. 13 Notre Dame 14, No. 20 USC 13, 1:43 left in second quarter

USC started on its 22 after the interception return.

King Miller ran for six yards. Jayden Maiava’s pass intended for Walker Lyons was incomplete, but Notre Dame was called for pass interference. Maiava passed to Bryan Jackson for 17 yards to the Notre Dame 37.

Maiava passed to Ja’Kobi Lane for 13 yards. Miller ran for one yard. Maiava’s pass intended for Lane was incomplete, but Notre Dame was called for pass interference.

On first-and-goal at the Notre Dame 8, Jackson ran for one yard before the two-minute timeout was triggered. Husan Longstreet substituted in at quarterback and ran for no gain. Notre Dame called timeout.

Maiava tossed a pass low that was called an interception, but the play was reviewed. The call was overturned and it was ruled an incomplete pass.

Ryon Sayeri hit a 24-yard field goal to trim Notre Dame’s lead.

No. 13 Notre Dame 14, No. 20 USC 10, 6:05 left in second quarter

Notre Dame started on its 19.

CJ Carr passed to Jordan Faison for 15 yards. Jeremiyah Love ran for six yards. Love then ran for 27 yards.

Jadarian Price ran for one yard. CJ Carr passed to Faison for 12 yards. Love ran for 17 yards to the USC 3. Love ran for one yard. Love then ran for no gain and a Notre Dame player was treated for an injury. On third-and-goal at the USC two, Carr kept rolling backward trying to avoid a sack and tossed an interception hauled in by Braylan Shelby and returned to the USC 22.

No. 13 Notre Dame 14, No. 20 USC 10, 10:19 left in second quarter

USC started on its 25 after the touchback.

Jayden Maiava managed to toss a screen pass to Makai Lemon as he was hit for a one-yard gain.

Maiava was sacked, lost the ball and the Trojans recovered. Notre Dame’s secondary was called for holding and USC was awarded 10 yards and a first down.

Maiava passed to Lemon for 27 yards. Maiava’s deep pass to Tanook Hines was nearly intercepted and fell incomplete. King Miller ran for 11 yards.

Maiava passed under pressure to Miller for four yards. Maiava passed to Ja’Koibi lane for three yards. On third-and-three at the Notre Dame 19, USC passed to Jaden Richardson for no gain. On fourth-and-three, Maiava passed to Lake McRee, who bobbled the ball out of bounds as he was dropped well short of the first down marker.

USC turned the ball over on downs at the Notre Dame 19.

No. 13 Notre Dame 14, No. 20 USC 10, 14:44 left in second quarter

USC was concerned about Notre Dame’s one-two rushing punch entering the game and the duo delivered a scoring drive that gave the Irish the lead.

Notre Dame started on its 37 after the punt.

Jadarian Price ran for 32 yards. Price ran for another eight yards to the USC 23 and time ran out in the first quarter.

Jeremiyah Love ran for seven yards to the USC 16. Price then ran for a 16-yard touchdown.

The Irish hit the extra point.

No. 20 USC 10, No. 13 Notre Dame 7, 1:12 left in first quarter

USC started on its 16 after the punt.

Jayden Maiava narrowly avoided a sack and tossed an incomplete pass. Harry Dalton III ran for a loss of two yards. On third-and-12, King Miller ran for five yards.

USC punted to the Notre Dame 37.

No. 20 USC 10, No. 13 Notre Dame 7, 2:50 left in first quarter

Notre Dame starts on its 29 after the punt.

CJ Carr passed to Jordan Faison for eight yards. Carr was then sacked by Kameryn Crawford for a loss of nine yards. On third-and-11 at the Notre Dame 28, Carr passed to Jadarian Price for nine yards.

Notre Dame booted the third consecutive punt of the game, this time pinning USC on its 16-yard line.

No. 20 USC 10, No. 13 Notre Dame 7, 4:38 left in first quarter

USC started on its seven after the punt.

Bryan Jackson ran for the loss of one yard. King Miller ran for six yards. On third-and-five at the USC 12, Jayden Maiava tossed an incomplete pass to Tanook Hines. Officials didn’t call heavy defensive contact on the play.

USC punted from its end zone to the Notre Dame 29.

No. 20 USC 10, No. 13 Notre Dame 7, 5:49 left in first quarter

Notre Dame started on its 25 after a touchback.

CJ Carr passed to Jordan Faison for nine yards. Jeremiyah Love ran for three yards.

Love ran for a loss of two yards. On second-and-12, Love ran for six yards. On third-and-six, Carr tossed an incomplete pass out for reach for receiver Eli Raridon.

Notre Dame punted and downed the ball at the USC 7.

No. 20 USC 10, No. 13 Notre Dame 7, 8:08 left in first quarter

USC started on its 25 after a touchback.

Jayden Maiava passed to Walker Lyons for 25 yards.

Maiava tossed an incomplete pass intended for Lyons. Under heavy pressure, Maiava heaved the ball up field and it was complete to Tanook Hines for 21 yards.

Maiava passed to Ja’Kobi Lane for four yards. Maiava tossed a pass King Miller couldn’t pull in. Maiava’s pass intended for Lane was bobbled and knocked away by Notre Dame.

Ryon Sayeri hit a 42-yard field goal to close the drive.

No. 20 USC 7, No. 13 Notre Dame 7, 10:17 left in first quarter

Notre Dame started on its 25 after the touchback.

CJ Carr tossed an incomplete pass before Jeremiyah Love ran for 63 yards through the left side of the Trojans’ defense. Carr tossed an incomplete pass before Love rumbled for a USC 12-yard touchdown.

Notre Dame hit the extra point to tie the game.

No. 20 USC 7, No. 13 Notre Dame 0, 11:15 left in first quarter

USC started on the Notre Dame 25 after the touchback.

King Miller ran for no gain. Notre Dame was flagged for being offsides. Jayden Maiava passed to Tanook Hines for 12 yards.

Maiava passed to Ja’Kobi Lane for 16 yards. Miller ran for one yard. Maiava passed to Hines for 24 yards. Miller ran for another four yards. Bryan Jackson ran for eight yards to the Notre Dame 13.

Maiava passed to Lake McRee for a 10-yard touchdown.

Ryon Sayeri hit the extra point to give USC an early lead and boost of confidence on the road.

No. 20 USC 0, No. 13 Notre Dame 0, start of first quarter

USC won the coin toss and opted to receive the opening kickoff.

His top two running backs had just been carted up the Coliseum tunnel, a nightmare scenario for a team that finally found its groove on the ground, when coach Lincoln Riley was asked at halftime how USC would move forward without the bulk of its backfield. He grinned.

“I might have to carry the ball some,” Riley quipped during NBC’s broadcast.

USC managed to make it through a win over Michigan without much in the way of reinforcements at running back. But with its backfield depth decimated — and the toughest stretch of the Trojans schedule ahead — Riley and his staff will have to figure out how proceed starting Saturday at Notre Dame.

A soggy night is brewing at Notre Dame Stadium and it’s unclear how much storms in the area will impact the start — and finish — the annual rivalry game between the Trojans and Irish.

Times reporter Ryan Kartje provided this view of the stadium getting drenched:

The teams can play through some rain, but NCAA rules require the field be cleared if there are lightning strikes in the area.

The call that King and Kaylon Miller waited their whole lives to receive came on their drive back from practice, late in their senior year at Calabasas High.

But Kaylon didn’t pick up. His phone marked the call as spam.

Fortunately for the twin brothers, their dream came with a follow-up text. When they called back, former USC offensive line coach Josh Henson delivered the good news. USC wanted both Kaylon, an offensive lineman, and King, a running back, to join the team as preferred walk-ons.

“We had to stop the car on the side of the road,” King said. “We were going crazy.”

USC was down to two walk-ons in its battered backfield, when Trojans coach Lincoln Riley decided to dress injured sophomore running back Bryan Jackson for the second half of Saturday’s win over Michigan, despite the fact Jackson was listed by the team as out on the Big Ten’s pregame availability report.

Riley explained the decision to play Jackson after the game, describing it as “a unique situation” and “a wellness issue.” But on Monday, the Big Ten chose to slap USC with a fine of $5,000 for violating conference rules regarding its availability reports.

“Although these circumstances were unfortunate, it is critical for availability reports to be accurate,” a Big Ten spokesperson said. “Consequently, the conference is imposing a $5,000 fine and admonishes all institutions to use the “out” designation only if there are no circumstances under which a student-athlete could participate in a game. The conference considers the matter closed and will have no further comment.”

Don’t look now, but a Lincoln Riley team just beat the snot out of a Big Ten bruiser.

Don’t look now, but a cute USC team just brutally slugged itself onto the path toward the College Football Playoff.

Don’t ... oh, go ahead and look. Please, look. These being your traditionally flopping Trojans, you might not recognize them, but look anyway, because this is real, not to mention real fun and real loud.

The roar that swept through downtown Los Angeles on Saturday night did not come from Dodger Stadium, but the Coliseum, a rollicking backdrop for USC’s 31-13 victory over 15th-ranked Michigan on a stage full of gritty surprises.

He was on the brink of the biggest moment of his football career last November when Jayden Maiava tried firing a back-shoulder pass to the sideline and disaster struck.

His third start at USC, to that point, had been his best, by far. While Notre Dame rolled over USC’s run defense, the young quarterback kept the Trojans afloat, passing for three scores and rushing for two more in a performance reminiscent of the one that, in 2022, secured Caleb Williams his Heisman Trophy.

But then came that sideline throw in the final minutes. The pass was picked off by the Irish and returned for a touchdown. A few minutes later, having led USC back into the red zone once again, Maiava threw a second, back-breaking pick-six.