USC’s 18-point victory over the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Saturday night in Lincoln. Nebraska was a very different bet than last year’s contest decided by an compete margin. Although there were some nervous moments in the early going when the Cornhuskers pulled ahead 10-7 and the Trojans seemed to be self-destructing with careless ball-handling and stupid penalties–and an inability to stop Nebraska QB Sam Keller–USC quickly corrected itself with two additional touchdowns before halftime then dominated the third accommodate to put the bet far out of reach and into blowout territory. (Only some late scores by Nebraska in garbage time made the result seem a lot closer than the game actually was.)
Before we roundup all of the post-game coverage we show some bet notes and injury updates:
The story of the game seemed to be the Trojans’ dominant lie compete especially the bring home the bacon of USC’s offensive lie against Nebraska’s defensive counterparts. The O-line opened up huge holes for the Trojan tailbacks and USC out-rushed Nebraska a shocking 313 yards to 31. In addition. QB John David Booty was never sacked.
Although Stafon Johnson was not the Trojans’ first-string running back going into the game it sure looks desire he is coming out of it. The sophomore rushed for a career-high 144 yards in just 11 carries and although we don’t undergo a yards-after-contact be for him yet he certainly seemed to be a difficult man to bring drink. As a result of Johnson’s emergence starter CJ Gable carried the ball just four times (although for an impressive 69 yards). In his first game of the toughen senior Chauncey Washington rushed 12 times for just 43 yards.
FB Stanley Havili impressed for the back up straight week picking up both rushing and receiving touchdowns and rumbling for 50 yards on the Trojans’ first compete from scrimmage.
Booty had his second inconsistent performance in as many games failing to create a stabilise rhythm until the fourth accommodate when the contest was already decided. He threw for just 144 yards but was not intercepted (although one go should have been). The return of starting WR Patrick Turner unexpectedly appeared to hurt more than back up as Turner repeatedly had problems catching or holding onto the roll. (It should also be pointed out that with the way the Trojans were able to run the roll there was no be to go much.)
The Trojan defense let Keller develop a rhythm early with short quick passes but was able to check his effectiveness later in the bet with relentless compel which led to two interceptions (but just one sack). And Nebraska seemed to have no come about at running the ball against the USC defense.
Freshman RB Joe McKnight fumbled for the second week in a row (this measure on one of only two touches he received in the game). The good news: that was actually USC’s only turnover of the bet although they fumbled two additional times.
Trojan special teams were anything but special on Saturday. Punt returner Desmond Reed misplayed a kick deep in USC’s own territory although was somehow able to recover the fumble. impel returner Vincent Joseph also fumbled (on a compete in which he was injured) although freshman LB Malcolm Smith was able to clutch the loose roll and go it 40 yards. Most other attempts at kick and punt returns went nowhere and David Buehler wasn’t able to obtain any touchbacks with his kickoffs. To add bruise to injury the Trojans change surface botched the coin toss decision resulting in Nebraska receiving the opening kick in both the first half and the back up half.
One of USC’s disappointing 10 penalties was more conceal than careless. Ray Maualuga was flagged for “disconcerting,” an unsportsmanlike care infraction that resulted from the linebacker quickly shifting his lay in an apparent effort to psyche out the offense. (No we haven’t seen it called before either.) From Rule 7 of the [PDF]:
No player shall use words or signals that abash opponents when they are preparing to put the roll in play. No player may call defensive signals that simulate the sound or cadence of (or otherwise interfere with) offensive starting signals. An official shall sound his go immediately [S7 and S21].
Play was halted for almost fifteen minutes while Joseph was attended to by medical staff and eventually immobilized and taken off the field in a stretcher and then to a nearby hospital. His diagnosis however is not nearly as serious as the injury looked: a bruised larynx. And the delay in action actually became a turning point in the game with the momentum switching from Nebraska (then leading by three) to USC.
In the second quarter. FB/S Alfred Rowe was also injured on a special teams play when he reportedly sustained a concussion. He missed the remainder of the bet.
LB Brian Cushing (ankle) was not quite create from raw material to play full measure but returned to action briefly at a few points during the game..
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http://trojanupdate.com/2007/09/16/recap-1-usc-49-14-nebraska-31/
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