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USC vs Cal Report Card 2016: Grading the Trojan Offense

Clay Helton’s Trojans won their fourth-straight game Thursday night on the back of the biggest offensive performance of the season to date.

USC set highs in plays, rushing yards, total yards and first half splits, as Cal couldn’t stop an offense that made it look awfully easy at times.

Here’s how each offensive unit graded out in the 45-24 win over the Golden Bears:

You can’t throw for five touchdowns and complete 72 percent of your passes without grading out highly. Darnold did just that on 18-of-25 passing for 231 yards and an interception. He put the ball in tight windows, hooked up plenty with Darreus Rogers and JuJu Smith-Schuster and had a few slick scrambles in the first half.