USC holds off Western Michigan
by By Zach Helfand, Los Angeles Times
Sep 03, 2017
3 minutes
LOS ANGELES_Want to hear a joke? Here's one from inside USC's locker room minutes after the Trojans escaped with a 49-31 victory over Western Michigan in an opening game that was scarier than the final score showed.
"Are we even anywhere near a finished product?" coach Clay Helton said.
The team burst out laughing.
The Trojans could laugh because they won. They could celebrate because they defeated a team that went 13-1 last season and was significantly better than the typical
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