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USC Football Report Card: Grading the Trojans vs. Arizona

USC football was on track for an impressive win over a struggling Arizona squad on their home turf on Saturday night. However, the script didn’t exactly play out as smoothly as it should have.

After leading 24-0, the Trojans gave up 20 unanswered points and let the game come down to an unsuccessful onside kick. Even though USC pulled out the win 24-20, the mood after victory was hardly jovial.

Did the performance reflect the outcome? Here’s the unit-by-unit report card for USC football’s Week 5 win:

The defensive line had two jobs on Saturday: Limit Arizona’s rushing attack and keep Khalil Tate from breaking the pocket.