Positives and negatives from USC’s 42-35 victory over Rutgers

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On Saturday, the USC football team defeated Rutgers 42-35 in Piscataway, New Jersey. With the victory, the Trojans improved to 4-0 on the season and opened Big Ten play 1-0.

What went well for USC, and what went poorly? Here are some positives and negatives from the game:

Positive: Prophet Brown

The sixth-year senior delivered the biggest play of the day for the Trojans with his 99-yard interception return for a touchdown. If not for that play, USC would have been in serious danger of losing the game.

Positive: Kayden Dixon-Wyatt

With Trent Mosley out, USC’s other freshman receiver stepped up big. Dixon-Wyatt led the Trojans with five receptions for 77 yards.

Positive: Riley Wormley

Wormley gave USC’s offense a spark off of the bench. He ran the ball for 52 yards and a touchdown on just three carries.

Negative: Coaching

Once again, USC did not show up prepared to play on the road. Plain and simple, that is a massive indictment of the coaching staff.

Negative: Defense

USC allowed 35 points to Rutgers. For context, the same Scarlet Knights team only scored 21 points against UMass two weeks prior.

Negative: Penalties

For the second week in a row, penalties were a big issue for USC. After being penalized eight times for 78 yards last week against Louisiana, the Trojans committed eight penalties for 71 yards against Rutgers.

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