10. USC shows tremendous resilience in blowout over ASU
After getting bullied in Week 3 by Stanford, USC (No. 19) showed what a championship mentality looks like by coming out guns blazing against Arizona State.
From start to finish, the Trojans dominated the Sun Devils, winning by a score of 42-14.
Quarterback Cody Kessler was brilliant, but then again, so were his receivers. He piled up 375 yards and five touchdowns before being pulled out of the game midway through the fourth quarter when the victory was secure.
USC’s defense stymied ASU quarterback Mike Bercovici all game long, and the Sun Devils never could get into a rhythm offensively.
It was a good, old fashioned Pac-12 butt-kicking.
When rumors of a post-game fight between two USC players in the tunnel following the loss to the Cardinal came out, it was natural to wonder if this program was going to stay strong in the face of adversity. That’s no longer a valid question, as Steve Sarkisian’s team displayed a singular focus throughout the contest.
ASU, on the other hand, was as discombobulated as any major program that played in Week 3, and if head coach Todd Graham doesn’t get his ship turned around quickly he might be looking for a new job sometime soon.