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The No. 17 USC Trojans and No. 21 Iowa Hawkeyes are facing off in a critical matchup. With a win, the USC Trojans can keep their College Football Playoff hopes
The USC Trojans dug in and turned a shaky start into a statement win Saturday, and head coach Lincoln Riley said afterward it was more about identity than scoreboard, calling the 26-21 victory over the Iowa Hawkeyes a “culture win.
For a third game in a row, the Trojans' defense held an opponent to fewer than 110 yards of offense and no more than three points in the second half.
The Trojans head to Oregon next week — where they have not won since 2011 — for a game with significant CFP ramifications.
No. 17 USC kept its College Football Playoff hopes alive with a 26-21 comeback win over No. 21 Iowa at the rain-soaked Coliseum Saturday afternoon.
The No. 17 USC Trojans host the No. 21 Iowa Hawkeyes for a potential College Football Playoff elimination game for the Trojans. For the Trojans first ranked ma
The Hawkeyes called a trick play at the Trojans ' 5-yard line, during which quarterback Mark Gronowski handed the ball to Kaden Wetjen, who ran left and pitched it to a reversing Reece Vander Zee to set up a throw to an open Gronowski in the end zone. The score put Iowa up 21-7.