You don’t have to tell us. We know: The USC Trojans were very sloppy and unfocused in the final 20 minutes of their game against the Colorado Buffaloes on Saturday in Boulder. They let Colorado hang around longer than it should have. They had a 34-7 lead, then 41-14, then 48-21. They led by 27 points on several different occasions and should have been able to put this game to bed before the middle of the fourth quarter. Instead, this game came down to a late onside kick. That’s how much ground USC conceded in the second half.
The Trojans got the win, and that’s certainly the main thing they came to Boulder to achieve, but their defense had everyone talking for all the wrong reasons. We know that.
However, we can also say that before the defense imploded in a very familiar way, the offense had a lot of fun in building that huge lead.
Here are the highlights and statistics from a very wild and entertaining two and a half quarters on Saturday, before the defense became the main storyline: