Nothing is off the table in a rivalry game, especially one as hotly contested as USC-UCLA.
The Trojans and Bruins faced off Saturday night at Los Angeles Coliseum, and No. 11 USC got on the board first thanks to a little trickery.
On a UCLA punt with 9:12 remaining in the first quarter, Trojans return man Ajene Harris appeared to be camped under the ball, causing the Bruins’ kick coverage to collapse to his side of the field.
But Michael Pittman Jr. was waiting near the opposite sideline to catch the punt. With the coverage converging on Harris, Pittman took the punt and scampered 72 yards virtually unnoticed for the score.
That’s definitely a play USC coach Clay Helton should keep in his back pocket.
The Trojans went on to win 28-23 to improve to 10-2 on the season.
