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USC came out strong in the second half, and for a fleeting moment, they had made it a game. A 38 yard pass play to tight-end Tyler Petite set up a touchdown run from Ronald Jones. It capped an efficient nine play, 75 yard drive.
USC finds the endzone!
— ESPN CollegeFootball (@ESPNCFB) September 18, 2016
Ronald Jones II runs it in from 1-yard out to cut the Stanford lead to 17-10. pic.twitter.com/z2XghRNGl0
Renewed confidence didn’t last long, however. Stanford quickly took back momentum with another big play. Late in the 3rd quarter, a 56 yard touchdown end-around run by Michael Rector stretched Stanford’s lead to 27-10.
SEE YA LATER!
— ESPN CollegeFootball (@ESPNCFB) September 18, 2016
Michael Rector takes it 56-yards for a TD to extend Stanford's lead over USC to 27-10! pic.twitter.com/5fLAt3bI5B
Time is running out in this one.