Yes, that was what I was alluding to in an earlier post. The defense was hitting, and I mean hitting hard, all night. I don,t care for the personal fouls, but when your defense is playing lights out as should be, you are going to see that. If only our backs could catch a ball, the score would have maybe been even more lop-sided.
I think USC got hosed on the safety call, and that could have a huge effect on momentum, but the way the defense played, I'm not so sure. Give them 2 points for the safety, but we will never know about the following possession. They could have gone 3 and out......punt.