With their performances, Dye and Jones became the first pair of Trojan teammates to each rush for triple-digits since Aca’Cedric Ware and Vavae Malepeai did it against Oregon State in 2018.
It was clear early on that quarterback Caleb Williams did not have its best fastball. After recording 10 incompletions in the first two games combined, Williams matched that in the first half alone. He had overthrows of receivers, then at times held on to the ball for too long, resulting in three first-half sacks.
But in the first half, Williams’ best work came with his feet. He used a linebacker’s momentum against him, making a quick cut and slipping through a tackle for an eight-yard score. He also converted a quarterback-sneak for a TD, the first time in his career Williams scored two touchdowns on the ground in a game.
A third-down sack of Williams led to another Fresno State opportunity to close out the second quarter. But Epps, playing defense on the Hail Mary attempt, made an interception in the end zone as the clock hit zero to send USC into the locker room up 21-10.Solomon Byrd, starting in place of injured rush edge Romello Height, came around the corner and sacked Fresno QB Jake Haener, stripping the ball and recovering it himself.
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