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USC football: Duds and duds from the blowout loss to Oregon

Saturday night’s meltdown at the hands of Oregon was one of the most lopsided defeats in USC football history. Everything that could go wrong did for the Trojans, leading to a host of candidates to make the weekly duds list.

But the studs? Not so much. Let’s start there.

Studs

Ben Griffiths

Nothing says a blowout loss like having USC’s punter as the player of the game. But the big Aussie had a strong night for the Trojans. All three of his punts landing inside the Oregon 10-yard line.

Isaiah Pola-Mao

Listing a player who was ejected as a stud isn’t conventional —more on that later— but the redshirt sophomore made the play of the night on defense with his interception of Justin Herbert.