Fansided · Jan 3, 2017
How USC Won the Rose Bowl Over Penn State
USC won the epic 103rd Rose Bowl with 10 points in the final 80 seconds to beat Penn State. It’s a game that will forever go down in the history of the Granddaddy of Them All. Here’s how they did it.
With 1:59 left in the Rose Bowl, USC trailed Penn State 49-42. Linebacker Michael Hutchings, playing in his final game as a Trojan, had just given the team life by tackling Saquon Barkley for a loss of seven yards and forcing a punt.
After the ball rolled into the end zone, Sam Darnold would be tasked with getting 80 yards.
Eighty yards with the longest of odds.
No timeouts. Turf slicker than ice. A recent history of losing late games, rather than winning them.