Sam Darnold leads USC over PSU in 52-49 thriller

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Sam Darnold leads USC over PSU in 52-49 thriller Published: Jan 02, 2017 at 01:37 PM Chase Goodbread In a wild Brad Miller Jersey offensive shootout, USC handed Penn State a 52-49 lo s Monday in the Rose Bowl on a game-ending 46-yard field goal by Matt Boermeester. With a spectacular performance by freshman quarterback Sam Darnold, the Trojans overcame a 42-27 second-half deficit. Darnold completed 33 of 53 pa ses for 453 yards and a Rose-Bowl record five touchdown pa ses. Wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, a junior who will soon decide whether to apply for early draft eligibility, caught seven pa ses for 133 yards and a touchdown. Darnold's top target, however, was Deontay Burnett, who caught 13 pa ses for 164 yards and three scores. Among several injuries in the game, USC lost star junior cornerback Adoree' Jackson to a right ankle injury. The injury occurred on a 26-yard kickoff return in the third quarter when he was tackled awkwardly. He required a sistance from two USC staffers to get off the field, but said he felt good after the game in describing the injury as a "tweak," per the . Jackson, one of college football's most dynamic talents, could apply for early draft eligibility to enter the 2017 . College undercla smen have until a Jan. 16 deadline to do so. Jackson told the Times he regarding draft entry. Ryan Yarbrough Jersey Penn State star sophomore RB Saquon Barkley was a workhorse for the Nittany , helping PSU overcome an early 13-0 deficit after QB Trace McSorley threw interceptions on his first two pa s attempts. Barkley finished the game with 194 yards on 25 carries with two touchdowns, and caught five pa ses for another 55 yards and a score. It marked a Penn State bowl record for rushing yards, which had previously been held by former first-round draft pick Blair Thomas. Thomas rushed for 186 yards against BYU in the 1989 Holiday Bowl. *Follow Chase Goodbread on Twitter * . This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be mi sing content or contain faulty links. Please use Denard Span Jersey the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an i sue.
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