and eight. and barkley tripping. somehow managed to get that to silas redd. >> charles: gus, you know what happened there. hobbi, the center, can't anchor. having trouble, getting pushed back into matt barkley. this play came back. fortunate nothing happened. the very next play, a touchdown. but look what happens in the middle there. and then look at the pressure inside in the face of matt barkley. and then again, it's not all on has beobbi made it tough on the others trying to protect. >> gus: third down and three. 1 and 10 on third down conversion. barkley over the middle. incomplete. marqise lee, the intended receiver. that ball thrown behind. >> charles: i have to believe the pressure of the evening caused the inaccuracy because there was nothing in barkley's face on that

play. all evening long had to try and throw with pressure and his mental clock fed up. that came out inaccurately off his hands. >> gus: matt barkley, 16 of 34. two interceptions. 0 for 3 in his career against the cardinals. terrell back deep as negrete stands at the 19. and a roll and will be down inside the 20. a 48-yard punt. 8:40 to go. 21-14, stanford. >> charles: this is the time where if that running game can stay true to form, they can eat up a lot of time. and this is what they love. big people working on big people. led the running back by the 3-4 seam and get what they can.

now, the off season, usc spent a lot of time. you see the rushing yardage, huge in stanford's favor. usc spending a lot of time in take-aways. that's what made them great in the early 2000s. they have gotten better at that. they need one in a big way right now. >> gus: first down and ten at the 19. for josh nunes and the stanford offense. taylor is back with mark dawson getting into the backfield. >> charles: watch how this possession goes. usc gets an opportunity to stack up the ball carrier. second man, third man in, they're all raking in the football, trying to knock it free and create a big play. >> gus: lane kiffin. right now stanford giving them a run. up by seven. second down and nine.

play fake, nunes rolling out. over the middle. ertz again, first down cardinals. they said this kid was unflappable. they said he knew how to make all the right decisions and forget about mistakes. and he has done that. >> charles: thrown a couple interceptions tonight but david shaw told us he thinks this kid has grown up tonight. why is he telling us that? because he has a seven-point lead in his own territory, second and long, boots him out of the pocket and a chance to throw the football and pick up a first down. they are not tucking it in totally against usc. >> gus: from the 30. here's the handoff. and almost another first down again. this time it's taylor picking up eight.

>> charles: that offensive line is really starting to mash. did you see that one, the big guy getting out front and giving him a nice escort into the third level of the defense into the secondary. >> gus: stepfan taylor, three carries, 122 yards. steve ward, taylor in the backfield. taylor again. and he won't pick up the first down. it will be close. brings up third down and short. 6:30 to go in the fourth. number-two team in america in major trouble right now. >> charles: let's see how heavy they go in the backfield here for stanford, in on the line. i saw a couple big guys come off the

field. they may show a different look from usc than what they're expecting on third and short. >> gus: in the backfield. kelsey young. yes! first down and more. kelsey young, dshirt freshman, from norfolk, california, picks up 11. >> charles: look how tight. what they want to do is get him to the perimeter, take it inside and pitch it to the outside so he has a direct line to the sideline for the first down and a little bit more. >> gus: how often did you see ladainian tomlinson run that with the san diego chargers in his prime? >> charles: he had a flash back, didn't he? >> gus: sure did. taylor.

popping forward. taylor, smash mouth football for the cardinals. an eight-yard gain. >> charles: anthony wilkerson went out of the game early, meaning for carries for stepfan taylor. he doesn't mind. over 200 yards of total offense and two touchdowns. as a result, look at the usc defense, looking at the clock. breathing a little bit heavier. trying to sum it up to reserves. shut down stanford. this drive could mean everything to them. >> gus: second down and two at the 42. taylor again. first down and more! he gets to the 34 yard line, torin harris, first down cardinals. >> charles: boy, did he save it, because if

torin harris doesn't make this tackle -- there's a sprint to the outside that stepfan taylor would have been leading. >> gus: that offensive line for stanford, quality play here in the second half. taylor in the i. hewitt lead block. flag on the play. hewitt may have gotten an early start. >> charles: he missed the first two games so his excitement level is probably higher than the rest of the team. >> referee: illegal formation, offense, five in the backfield. five-yard penalty. still first down. >> charles: usc rolling defensive

linemen every play now. you see the wrap on his right ankle, hasn't prevented him from doing his job and a little bit more tonight. >> gus: stanford already over four minutes on this drive. matt bossily can only watch, hoping to get another shot. first down and 15, stepfan taylor again. and stepfan taylor crossing the 35, tackled by lamar dawson. and at the top of our broadcast, we told you, or you told us, this is a maserati versus a ford f-150. you said, charles, that stanford wants to pound these guys, and if they can can do it late in the second half, you'll see it. and that's what we're seeing right now. you talked with the body blows they were throwing all game long, would they cumulate and have an effect? and they have. and that ford f-150

stuff has a hemi. these guys are coming at them. >> gus: second down and eight at the 33. stepfan taylor. and taken down behind the line of scrimmage, lamar dawson with the tackle, brings up a big third down. >> charles: and usc will use a time-out here. >> gus: 2:54 to go in the fourth. the number-two team in the nation, trailing by seven on the road. >> gus: lane kiffin needs his defense to come up with a big stop here. to get matt barkley, marqise lee and robert woods back on the field. >> charles: and for david shaw, this call here says he wants the clock just to move and make stanford and usc burn a time-out, or is it he want possession

and throw the football here to try and pick things up? the way they have been mashing, he may want to stay on the ground and force the clock. >> gus: watch zach ertz, the tight end in the slot at the top of your screen. third down and nine at the 34. nunes will throw it. looking for ertz! incomplete. it goes through his hands. and the clock stops at 2:51>> charles: and gave usc a free one there, because they don't need to use a time-out now. >> gus: dion bailey, jawanza starling covering. >> charles: ball just a little bit high and behind ertz and double coverage hits him so he doesn't have a chance to come back. bailey and starling colliding with ertz. >> gus: punted away and he needs this one. the end over end kick.

fair caught at the 11 yard line by nickell robey. high drama here in palo alto, california. 2:44 to go. as we take a look at our performance of the game. stepfan taylor, 260 total yards and two scores. but on the field now, comes matt barkley. considered the heisman trophy front runner, he darts from his 11. sc with one time-out left. barkley under pressure. gets it away, and telfer. terrence brown wraps him up. >> charles: derrick mason, the defensive

coordinator for stanford is going to continue to do what has worked the second half. restrict his throwing lane. he's not much of a scr scramb scrambler. they just want him off his mark. look how -- right over the nose of the center. >> gus: second down and nine at the 12. barkley. over the middle! aghol agholor! and he drops it. terrific contact by alex carter. the freshman from ash ford, virginia. >> charles: and look at that, you see ed reynolds, 29, coming from inside-out. and making a play on the football. >> gus: correction, you're right. ed reynolds was the contact. the redshirt sophomo sophomore. third down, nine. at the 12.

marqise lee. the receiver at the top of your screen. empty backfield. barkley underneath robert woods. and he won't get there. wrapped up at the 15 by alex. it's fourth down and four. usc going for it. >> charles: right to the line of scrimmage. first and l on defense. >> gus: 2 of 3 on fourth down conversions. barkley up top! incomplete! lee couldn't get his foot down. and with 1:25 to go, usc turns it over on down.

>> charles: lee working, trying to get a split -- there's a foot in the back. i think they're going to have to take a look at this one. >> referee: previous plea was an incomplete pass. the play is under further review. >> charles: catch -- >> gus: he's in. >> charles: we have to be able to see the sideline to make sure there is nothing touching the white of the sideline. because we have to be able to see it to make sure. see the foot right there. that's a tough one, because i think the angle right down the sideline -- if available, is a conclusive one. >> gus: and charles, it looks like he got his toe down first. >> charles: it certainly did. looked inbounds as the heel was coming down. >> gus: let's bring in our rules analyst, mike herrera. mike, what did you see on this play?

and we're trying to hunt down mike pereira. big play here. one more look. >> charles: right there, the toe comes down, the foot comes down. ball is caught. there's the toe and the heel. as long as the heel does not hit the sideline and the heel is all the way down, it's not hitting the sideline, i would think that's a catch.

>> referee: after further review, the receiver got his left foot down inbounds. the ball went out of bounds. maintains possession. usc ball, first down and ten at the 34 yard line. >> gus: the trojans still with life. a buck 25 to go. >> charles: catch, foot, heel right there. they're saying inbounds. the replay official calls it good. usc has life. >> gus: from the 34, first down. barkley, under pressure. shayneskov in his face. second and ten. >> charles: derrick

masons the defensive coordinator from stanford, he found a place. it's been difficult to plug up the hole for usc and that's the middle of the line of scrimmage. and he's running all of his pressures, his best pressures through there, and keeping someone over the nose with the center to occupy him. >> gus: stanford, 1:22 away from upsetting the number-two team in america. second and ten. barkley, up top. and agholor out of to him pa, florida with a gain of 20. >> charles: again, the clock stops, resets the chains. usc already at the line of scrimmage. >> gus: trojans with one time-out remaining at the stanford 46. they hand it off. curtis mcneal goes down. behind the line of

scrimmage. ben gardner, defensively. >> charles: usc trying to get stanford to overrun with a pass rush towards barkley. >> gus: under a minute. second and 12. barkley in trouble! and a flag on the play. matt barkley lucky to get that one off. >> charles: i think that's got to go against tyrus hobbi. watch the middle. it's all he can do. >> referee: holding, offense, number 69. penalty declined down is three. >> charles: all he can go dense josh mauro, number 90 who ran him over and opened up the gate. >> gus: hobbi in for holmes, a redshirt freshman. this will be a game

he'll remember for the rest of his life, because he's had a rough debut. third down and 12 at the 48. as they back it up. now the ball spotted at the 42. there's colin holmes. shoulder pads off. second and 22 at the 42. curtis mcneal. here comes the blitz. barkley -- goes out again for the fourth time! and a time-out called by sc. their final time-out.

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the sophomore left tackle from cleveland, ohio. >> charles: i thought they could have gone either direction. graf. the noise contributing to issues for usc. this crowd obviously into it. >> gus: third down and 33. they need to get to the stanford 36. and once again! barkley goes down, big-time. this time it's thomas with 34 seconds remaining, sc. >> charles: that guy, number 44, we haven't call his name as much as we thought we would tonight. >> gus: fourth down and 40. barkley sees a miracle. let's it go on the field to woods. incomplete.

and that will do it! the stanford cardinals, nine seconds away. >> gus: nine seconds. nunes and the offense. and that's it!

stanford shocked the college football world! beating the second-ranked team in the nation. 21-14. and they storm the field in palo alto.

now let's go down stairs to julie alexandria. >> julie: thanks so much, guys. you came in with some big shoes to fill. do you feel like you finally made a name for yourself with this game? >> always. our team did a great job tonight. the whole line did a great job tonight. >> julie: what did you keep reminding yourself as the game was going on? you guys had an explosive third and fourth quarter. >> i just kept telling myself to fall back that we've been practicing, and the guys did a great job. >> julie: congratulations.

thank you. >> thank you. appreciate it. >> gus: 21-14, the final. stanford shocked usc. of what a scene here in palo alto. now let's go to erin andrews in our fox studios. >> wow, guys. take a breath. good job with that. and now stanford beats usc four straight times. wow. after the break, we'll get you caught up on the other battle of the unbeaten, the fighting irish against the part tans in east lansing and arizona state visits mizzou. all that and more next on the at&t post game show. [ male announcer ] cowhide dries out. so does your manhide.

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