For a decade, Stanford has owned the Pac-12 Conference and dominated USC in particular with a simple, consistent formula. By the time Ronald Jones II galloped into the open field and somersaulted into the end zone on Saturday night, one thing was clear: USC was playing Stanford football better than even Stanford. USC outgained Stanford 624 to 342 — and 75 of those Stanford yards came on one play early. Now, in just one conference game, USC has put itself in a strong starting position. USC played Stanford’s style better than Stanford did on Saturday.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 09, 2017 23:05 UTC