

And it’s not like USC was a well-functioning machine when at full strength this season. Only 65 Trojans traveled for the game instead of 74, the maximum allowed. The USC team that arrived to California Memorial Stadium was decimated by injuries. There was a costly turnover, a fumble by running back Darwin Barlow on a third-down conversion that Cal scooped up and returned 55 yards for a touchdown.Īnd there was the purely inexplicable, like a late snap bouncing off pulling tight end Erik Krommenhoek on a fourth-down, goal-line play, one of two turnovers in red-zone trips for USC.

There were special teams gaffes, like Parker Lewis’ two missed field goals in the first half.

USC football season ends in fitting fashion with loss to Cal – Orange County Register
