LAS VEGAS — Lincoln Riley had a flashback to three years ago when he was the head coach at Oklahoma.
The Sooners were driving against archrival Texas in a tie game when a 33-yard run into the end zone with three seconds left beat the Longhorns.
Knowing that a field goal was all his University of Southern California team needed Sunday night, Riley thought back to that play. A run was called for Woody Marks, who rushed 13 yards up the middle to score with eight seconds left, and the 23rd-ranked Trojans beat No. 13 LSU 27-20.
“I told someone on the headset, ‘It wouldn’t surprise me if he creases this,'” Riley said. “And, of course, it happened.”
Miller Moss passed for 378 yards and a touchdown and his 20-yard completion to Kyron Hudson and a subsequent targeting penalty on LSU with 18 seconds to go set up the winning score by Marks in the season opener for both teams. It was Marks’ second touchdown run.