USC Pulls Away Early and Holds Off San José State 42-26
USC led 28-0 at the half, and then San José State outscored the Trojans 26-14 the rest of the way. The Trojans took the 42-26 win, and the Spartans' second half is the part to remember.
It was never close early. Jayden Maiava ran in from a yard out in the first quarter, Riley Wormley scored from 5 yards in the second, and Maiava hit Kayden Dixon-Wyatt from 9 yards. King Miller made it 28-0 with 30 seconds left before the break. San José State put up a 22-yard Trajan Sinatra field goal in the third, and Trent Mosley caught a 14-yard Maiava pass to make it 35-3 with 2:28 left in the quarter.
Then Luke Weaver went to work. He threw 28 yards to Jerry McClure early in the fourth, with a two-point conversion on top, and it was 35-11. Shahn Alston answered with a 1-yard run to put it at 42-11. Weaver hit Jordan Anderson from 3 yards, and then ran in from 7 with 1:45 left and converted the two-pointer, which made the final 42-26. Sixteen points is the margin, but it was 31 points not long before.
Maiava was 25 of 29 for 286 yards and two touchdowns, but his running line was 3 carries for minus-9 yards with a touchdown. USC totaled 507 yards to 336, and threw one interception while SJSU had none. Weaver was 21 of 32 for 234 yards, with two touchdowns through the air and one on the ground, which is how a quarterback on the losing side tops the fantasy board (31.6, ahead of Maiava's 28.5). USC is 1-0 and San José State is 0-1.