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5%
1 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Jayden Maiava passed for 222 yards and a touchdown, King Miller and Waymond Jordan rushed for scores, and Southern California stunned No. 2 Ohio State 30-18 on Saturday night for the biggest win of head coach Lincoln Riley’s tenure.
asserted
California → pass → tenure
Freshman sensation Trent Mosley made a 69-yard TD catch on the second play from scrimmage and finished with five receptions for 101 yards for the Trojans (7-2, 4-2 Big Ten), who scored more points than Ohio State’s vaunted defense had allowed since 2024.
asserted
defense → make → 2024
The USC defense didn’t allow a touchdown in the first 57 minutes by an Ohio State offense led by freshman quarterback Luke Fahey, who passed for 260 yards in his first career start in place of injured Julian Sayin for the Buckeyes (6-2, 4-1).
asserted
who → allow → Buckeyes
Jeremiah Smith finally scored on a 1-yard catch with 2:12 remaining, but the Buckeyes’ 2-point conversion attempt failed, and USC recovered the onside kick before making its third field goal with 1:46 left.
With a light, steady rain falling throughout Halloween night, USC beat a top-12 team for the first time in Riley’s half-decade in charge.
asserted
USC → score → charge
USC students and fans stormed the field after the Trojans beat a top-five opponent at the Coliseum for the first time since 2015.
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Trojans → storm → 2015
Bo Jackson rushed for 121 yards and Smith had 10 receptions for 83 yards for the Buckeyes, who couldn’t make it close despite racking up 464 total yards.
asserted
it → rush → yards
Ohio State hadn’t lost two games this early in a season since 2011, the year before Urban Meyer arrived in Columbus.
asserted
Meyer → lose → Columbus
The Buckeyes fell to 58-2 against unranked teams under coach Ryan Day, with this defeat joining their infamous home loss to Michigan in 2024.
asserted
defeat → fall → 2024
Fahey got the start after Sayin injured his arm two weeks ago at Indiana.
asserted
Sayin → get → Indiana
The freshman from nearby Orange County made several big throws, but went 21 for 38.
asserted
freshman → make → 38
One week after the Trojans produced the fewest points ever from a Riley-led offense in an embarrassing 24-7 loss at Wisconsin, they shockingly surged to a 20-9 halftime lead while scoring the second-most points allowed by the Buckeyes’ sturdy defense this season in an entire game.
asserted
they → produce → game
On USC’s second snap, Mosley caught a pass behind the line of scrimmage and sprinted through Ohio State’s secondary for the sixth touchdown of his stellar freshman season.
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Mosley → catch → season
The Buckeyes hadn’t allowed a play longer than 36 yards all season.
asserted
Buckeyes → allow → yards
Later in the first, Mosley broke a 44-yard punt return and made an 18-yard reception to set up Jordan’s 9-yard TD run.
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Mosley → break → run
Ohio State produced 192 yards, but only three field goals from its first five drives — even when the Buckeyes reached the USC 1 shortly before halftime.
asserted
Buckeyes → produce → halftime
Isaiah West then fumbled in USC territory in the second half, and the Trojans went up 27-9 when Miller punched it in following a spectacular 70-yard reception by freshman tight end Mark Bowman, who hurdled a defender and broke multiple tackles.
asserted
who → fumble → tackles
Takeaways
Ohio State: Sayin’s absence clearly is a mitigating factor in this enormous setback, but the freshman QB played no role in the Buckeyes’ least effective defensive performance in a long time.
asserted
QB → mitigate → time
Day’s detractors got ample fuel for their concerns on this rainy Saturday, yet the Buckeyes’ College Football Playoff hopes are not yet dead.
asserted
hopes → get → Saturday
Riley and his program appeared to be in big trouble last week in Madison, but this win provides a massive boost of energy and belief.
asserted
win → appear → energy
The Trojans are almost certain to return to the AP Top 25.
asserted
Trojans → return → Top
They’ve got a rough remaining schedule, but this gives them a chance to do something special this season — and the belief it might actually be possible.
uncertain
it → get → something
The Aporia
