USC Trojans 55, Colorado 17: Live updates recap, highlights from Pac-12 football on Friday

No. 8 USC improves to 9-1
USC Trojans 55, Colorado 17: Live updates recap, highlights from Pac-12 football on Friday
USC Trojans 55, Colorado 17: Live updates recap, highlights from Pac-12 football on Friday /

USC's defensive struggles are well documented. The Trojans are hoping they took a step forward Friday night in their 55-17 win over Colorado.

USC gave up just 259 yards of offense and Caleb Williams accounted for five touchdowns as the Trojans improved to 9-1 on the season.

Starting running back Travis Dye went down with a knee injury in the second quarter and did not return. Dye was taken off on a cart and the injury appeared to be serious. 

Check out our live updates recap and scoring highlights from the game:

4TH QUARTER UPDATES:

USC 55, COLORADO 17: Darwin Barlow scores on a 3-yard touchdown run with 36 seconds left.

USC 48, COLORADO 17: J.T. Shrout scores on an 8-yard run in what is officially garbage time.

USC 48, COLORADO 10: Backup quarterback Miller Moss is in for Caleb Williams, and he just threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Raleek Brown.

3RD QUARTER UPDATES:

USC 41, COLORADO 10: Caleb Williams is a magician. He flips a short, no-look pass to Austin Jones just before getting sacked, and Jones takes it to the house for a 12-yard TD to extend USC's lead just before the end of the third quarter. Williams has passed for 268 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for two TDs.

USC 34, COLORADO 10: Caleb Williams throws a 61-yard touchdown pass to Tahj Washington to give USC a 32-10 lead. Will Rose converts the two-point try to extend USC's lead to 34-10. 

USC 26, COLORADO 10: Alex Fontenot scores on a 3-yard touchdown run to cut USC's lead to 16.

HALFTIME: USC 26, COLORADO 3

Halftime stats: Caleb Williams is 11 of 21 for 181 yards, 1 TD and 1 interception. he has also rushed for two touchdowns. Jordan Addison has one catch for two yards in his return from injury.

2ND QUARTER UPDATES:

TOUCHDOWN USC! Caleb Williams throws a 32-yard dart to Brenden Rice to give the Trojans a 23-3 lead with 1:58 left in the half.

TRAVIS DYE HURT: Dye was tackled awkwardly on a 4-yard gain with 2:44 left in the first half, and he immediately started clutching his left knee. After a short delay he was carted off the field. 

TOUCHDOWN USC! Caleb Williams scores his second touchdown of the game, this one on a four-yard run to give USC a 16-3 lead.

FUMBLE! USC forces a fumble from Colorado quarterback J.T. Shrout and Stanley Ta'ufo'ou recovers it at the Colorado eight-yard line. First and goal for USC.

TOUCHDOWN USC! Caleb Williams caps off a 12-play, 72-yard drive with a 2-yard touchdown run to give USC a 9-3 lead.

1ST QUARTER UPDATES:

SAFETY! USC takes a 2-0 lead after Colorado quarterback J.T. Shroud is called for intentional grounding in the end zone. We have a baseball score.


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