Down 21-17 with just over two minutes left in the game, Utah needed a pair of defensive stops on third-and-two from their own 28 to have any chance to beat USC. The excellent Utes defensive unit came through in another key situation, forcing an incomplete pass from Cody Kessler and stuffing Nelson Agholor before the first down line.
Utah beat USC thanks to this clutch drive
The Utes are now 6-1 thanks to their dramatic 24-21 victory over the visiting Trojans.
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Utah and quarterback Travis Wilson took over at their own 27 with 2:08 left on the clock, needing a touchdown to knock off the visiting Trojans. Thanks to these three big plays, they were able to do exactly that.
How’d they get there? This is how the whole drive went:
1st-and-10, ball on Utah 27
Wilson completes a nine-yard pass to Kenneth Scott on the right side.
2nd-and-1, ball on Utah 36
Wilson looks for Scott again, but this time the pass falls incomplete.
3rd-and-1, ball on Utah 36
Devontae Booker runs for three yards, giving Utah the first down.
1st-and-10, ball on Utah 39
A pair of penalties (false start on Utah followed by pass interference by USC) gives Utah the first down.
1st-and-10, ball on Utah 47
Wilson throws an incomplete pass down the left side.
2nd-and-10, ball on Utah 47
Wilson finds Booker on a screen pass, who takes it 17 yards for the Utes’ first big play of the drive.
1st-and-10, ball on USC 36
Wilson’s pass to the right side falls incomplete.
2nd-and-10, ball on USC 36
Wilson finds Dres Anderson for 10 yards and Utah’s fourth first down of the drive.
1st-and-10, ball on USC 26
Wilson finds Kenneth Scott on the left side for a seven-yard gain. There is now less than a minute to play.
2nd-and-3, ball on USC 19
Wilson breaks free and runs for 18 yards down the left side, soaring through the air before getting stuffed at the goal-line by the only remaining Trojan defender.
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1st-and-goal, ball on USC 1
Booker is stuffed for no gain. The two teams trade timeouts.
2nd-and-goal, ball on USC 1
Wilson rolls out to the right side, delivering a perfect ball to a wide-open Kaelin Clay with eight seconds left.
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