LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jayden Maiava passed for 295 yards and two touchdowns in the first half, and Southern California had its highest-scoring game since 1930 in a 73-13 victory over Missouri State on Saturday night.
Husan Longstreet completed all nine of his passes and rushed for two TDs in the touted freshman quarterback’s second-half debut for USC, which got off to an impressive offensive start to Lincoln Riley’s fourth season with 602 total yards.
Nine players scored 10 touchdowns for USC, which hadn’t racked up this many points since a 74-0 victory over California 95 years ago. The game was the Trojans’ highest-scoring season opener since a 76-0 win over UCLA in 1929.
Lake McRee caught a 64-yard touchdown pass and Eli Sanders turned a screen pass into a 73-yard TD during USC’s 42-poin