USC Football: 3 takeaways from the Trojans’ win over Stanford

USC football took care of business in its first Pac-12 game of the season against heated rival Stanford. What did we learn?

The USC football team looked like the No. 6 team in the nation facing the 14th-ranked Stanford Cardinal. Their 42-24 victory over Stanford solidies their place as a Pac-12 contender, for now.

Sam Darnold completed his first 11 passes before throwing his first incompletion. Ironically, the incompletion was also his first interception of the game.

The Trojans scored on their first three drives behind Darnold’s arm and the legs of running back Ronald Jones II.

The Stanford Cardinal football team wasn’t to be outdone either. They put traded points with the USC Trojans, tying the game each time USC scored.

Running back Bryce Love had seven carries for 126 rushing yards and a touchdown with 11:42 left in the second quarter.

However, it was the Trojans who would pull away in the second quarter and never look back. They defeated the Stanford Cardinal 42-24 for their first Pac-12 win of the season.

Here are three things we learned in the Trojans’ victory.