Los Angeles, Ca. - Cody Kessler threw his 6th touchdown pass on the day as the USC Trojans lead Notre Dame 49-14 after three quarters Saturday at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
USC took the opening possession of the second half and drove 75 yards in 11 plays, begun by Buck Allen's 10 yard rush. Kessler found Nelson Agholor on passes of 13 and 12 yards.
Facing a 4th-and-8 on the Irish 31, Kessler flicked a 22 yarder to JuJu Smith to the Irish 9.
Smith's would-be scoring grab on 1st-and-Goal was batted down by Notre Dame's Devin Butler, but the next play found Kessler dart a 9 yard touchdown to Randall Tefler in traffic.
That score made Kessler the only quarterback to throw 6 touchdowns against Notre Dame.
He threw 7 touchdowns in victory over Colorado on Oct. 18th this season, the greatest scoring achievement by a passer in USC's 126 years of football.
Kessler went 32-for-40 on 372 yards passing and six scores, five of which came in the first half of play in L.A.
Justin Davis added a score for the home side on the ground, ending a 70 yard drive. Darreus Rogers converted a 3rd-and-6 with a 14 yard grab and Steven Mitchell caught to the Irish 19 on an 11 yarder on 3rd-and-5.
Davis took the 2nd-and-6 handoff right, cut left through the line, and right again before charging ahead for the 14 yard touchdown.
Notre Dame added their second score on the day after Greg Bryant rushed from 1 yard out following a 27 yard scamper to the USC 1.
Malik Zaire entered the game at quarterback for Notre Dame after starter Everett Golson suffered an interception and lost fumble, leading to two USC touchdowns.
He led the Irish (7-4) on a 64 yard charge in 3 plays, finding Chris Brown for 49 yards on his first collegiate pass attempt before rushing himself around right end for the 11 yard score, the only for the visitors from South Bend.
No comments:
Post a Comment