USC dismantled Michigan's defense in its first visit to the Coliseum as Big Ten combatants.
USC made a statement on the opening drive by going 75 yards without much resistance. Jayden Maiava tossed it to an open Ja'Kobi Lane, who had a step on his defender on the slant route. Michigan's response was quick and incapable of surviving.
The maize and blue defense made a play on USC's second possession as Lake McRee got clobbered and fumbled the ball inside the red zone.