Very minute has long gone proper for Incorrect. 10 USC Saturday night time towards Incorrect. 21 Notre Dame.
The Trojans went indisposed 24–3 within the first part, kicking a past due grassland purpose to short the margin to 18 on the interval. Quarterback Caleb Williams threw 3 interceptions within the worst part of his storied occupation. In a sport the place USC’s much-maligned protection rose to the age from time to time, its offense was once dormant.
One play games, on the other hand, summed up the Trojans’ futility.
In the second one part, USC broad receiver Tahj Washington tried to run a regimen course … simplest to smack immediately into the umpire and fall harmlessly to the turf.
That more or less night time for USC pic.twitter.com/AWpLkTF9Ka
— Ian Valentino (@NFLDraftStudy) October 15, 2023
It’s infrequently the primary example of a referee inadvertently trucking a participant—it took place in Boston School’s 27-24 win over Military on Oct. 7, and used enthusiasts will recall former Kentucky linebacker-turned-official Wilbur Hackett Jr. bowling over South Carolina quarterback Stephen Garcia in 2008.
On the other hand, few cases of unintentional referee-on-player violence have approached the symbolism of Washington’s slip for the fading Trojans in South Bend, Ind..
