USC beats Ohio State 30-18 as Mosley tops 100 yards

USC beat Ohio State 30-18 at the Coliseum and moved to 7-2. The Trojans scored the last 10 points of the first half and the first points of the second to build a 27-9 lead, and the Buckeyes (6-2) never got closer than nine until late.

Trent Mosley was the player of the game with 5 catches for 101 yards and a touchdown. Ohio State's Chase Hawkins kicked a 39-yard field goal first, but Woody Jordan ran in from 9 yards to make it 14-3 USC after one. Hawkins added a 34-yarder, then Roman Sayeri hit from 54 to push the lead to 17-6. Hawkins kicked another before the break, and Chittenden answered with a 36-yarder at the buzzer for 20-9. King Miller's 1-yard run made it 27-9 in the third.

Hawkins cut it to 27-12 early in the fourth. Luke Fahey hit Jeremiah Smith for a 1-yard score with 2:12 left, but the two-point try failed. Chittenden's 32-yard field goal sealed it.

Chirp's Sim had Ohio State at 70% before the game.