I'm a monster OSU fan but as I lover of good football and skill on the field, this was one of the best games of the year + best drives of the season given OSU's defense and Matt Barkley being a freshman. I hated the outcome but loved watching USC with Reggie Bush then Joe McKnight. Talk about to speedsters with awesome hands coming out of the backfield. Both were like greased lightning. McKnight was an absolute phenom. RIP Joey Mac. #4
Gasser (white) will get new trial for killing McKnight, which he should. Gasser would not have been convicted if the 10-2 had not been allowed. HA! Allowing a 10-2 split is considered racist (dates back to Jim Crow laws), except of course, when it benfits a black man. Gasser was in his car. McKnight exited his and came toward him after 5 mile road rage incident. What was gonna be gained by McKnight getting out of car and coming toward Gasser? How was Gasser to know McKnight was not gonna hurt him? Witnesses claimed that Gasser got out of his car, stood over McKnight and shot him again. That was disproven. Scary shit. Prediction: Gasser walks eventually. www.wwltv.com/article/news/crime/expect-new-trials-for-cardell-hayes-ronald-gasser-after-supreme-court-ruling/289-81836afb-8740-4069-805e-b1303c9f8ca6
I knew nothing about this and went in with "I bet he did something to cause his death." Amazing. Nah, not really. Something about skittles comes to mind.
This is a top 10 Drive in Trojans history. I remember watching this game. Ohio State's defense was lights out. Their crowd was insane. Everything seemed like it was going the wrong way, but the boys stayed true, stayed composed and calm, and got it done. Amazing game! This type of maturity and focus is what has been missing since the Pete Carrol days. I am hoping Lincoln Riley can get things moving the right way again. FIGHT ON
Was at the game My dad would always get me and my best friend tickets for my birthday. I remember being so upset we lost I sat next to a USC fan, he was Samoan and didn’t wear any shoes he was straight vibes haha
What is incredibly coincidental is that two of the best players on the field in this matchup were OSU' DE Will Smith & of course USC's Joe McKnight. The coincidence being that both were shot in their hometown Louisiana neighborhoods with both being extremely close in proximity to the other. Just uncanny.
I will die happy when USC, Alabama, Ohio State and Texas are in the playoff. you know what lets add Michigan, Florida, Penn State and Oklahoma, 8 team playoff !
Back when Coaches like Pete Carroll weren't afraid to travel across country to play a top 10 team in their stadium. ... Remember USC also traveled across country to stomp #6 Auburn. They also beat #9 Notre Dame in South Bend. .... You'll NEVER EVER See a Nick Saban schedule games like this.
The PAC was a good conference when USC was Dominating. USC 's losses in Pete Carroll era were in conference and Cal and Oregon were consistent top 10-15 teams during that era. In 2008 the PAC even went Undefeated in Bowl games meanwhile ESPN kept propagating that the PAC was weak.
Clutch... freshman QB showed some serious grit on the road against a good OSU team. Barkley's best performance in his time at USC IMO. He was only 19 at the time. Amazing.
What is funny is that the violations happened on 2010 team it was 4 players that did it and didn’t punish 2011 team that went 6-7 but punished 2012 team that had nothing to do with what happened they were 12-0 . The violations was selling their big 10 championship rings for tattoos & signing autographs for tattoos which was a bunch of dumb stupid violations . It was their rings and their signature why couldn’t they get a tattoo for their autographs or getting rid of something that was theirs they’re big 10 championship rings . That would be like us going to college and then the college or NCAA says you can’t sell anything you own or get a tattoo by trading a ring or something you own for a tattoo and the punishment was pretty harsh considering it was only four kids involved and the other 81 kids had to get punished for it why not just punished the 4 kids which they did they all got an entire season suspension except for the bowl game they were allowed to play in that in 2011 . Then they took away the postseason of the 2012 year of the kids that had nothing to do with it flat out wrong ,Tressel was fired because he said he didn’t know when he did know and he didn’t report it and the NCAA is so inconsistent on who they punish for what . I can remember some SEC schools doing some recruiting violations never got in trouble and back in 95 OSU Tennessee bowl game when Tennessee played with illegal cleats 19 players were wearing soccer cleats and Tennessee’s explanation to the NCAA on why and the NCAA bought it f##king bogus doesn’t matter why it was illegal , that’s what I mean by the NCAA you can cheat to win a football game on slippery grass & nothing was ever done to them , but heaven forbid if you sell a ring to get a tattoo f##k the NCAA . Boy if Ohio State players seller there ring and get a tattoo NO NO NO that can’t happen so 85 players were banned from postseason play because of the 3 players that done it were seniors & Pryor was a junior & went to NFL they weren’t even on the 2012 team that was banned from postseason play so a big F Y to the NCAA glad they are Crumbling now , not to mention now ain’t nothing compared to the NIL deals you could do that all day long now and it would be nothing compared to doing a commercial for a car company for 100k .
I've always thought it was a classy thing to do to give Stafon Johnson a chance to score the game winning touchdown. A senior, non-star running back that was severely outclassed by McKnight, but allowed him to have his moment in the sun at the end of this amazing game. It was McKnight that carried the team to victory, but Pete put Johnson in to get the "glory". Classy move.
Best game I ever attended, we stood the whole game, the ohio fans were great, we we felt that we could not get started through the game until this drive. it was out of this world experience, the Varsity club is a kickass place to hang out!! Fight On!!!
Remember watching this, thought this was as loud as I’ve heard a Buckeye crowd, when USC completed the pass into Buckeye territory felt USC would win. Yes the Varsity Club a great place watched many OSU football & basketball games there, insanely busy on game days, to the point they only could serve warm 🍺 😫
GOD I miss my USC football. What once was a staple of LA has become the joke of the nation. Thank you, administration. RIP Joe, you will always be apart of Trojan lore.
If you think USC is the "JOKE OF THE NATION" you're obviously not or ever have been a football player. Nor do you even have a "fu...in" CLUE. Consider having 30 scholarships rips away.....a coach who had issues....so MANY OBSTICLES TO OVERCOME.... We've just signed what some are saying is the #1 class...possibly 5 5star players...USC ALWAYS GETS BACK. MAYBE YOU SHOULD WATCH THE 1974 USC ND GAME ON RU-vid.....CLASSIC USC....DOWN 24-0 CAME BACK TO WIN 55-24....49 POINTS IN THE SECOND HALF..... THE FACT THAT YOUD EVEN SAY "JOKE OF THE NATION" MEANS TO ME THAT YOURE NOT A TRUE TROJAN!!!
I'm reading all of these ridiculous statements??? Fairweather fans as far as I'm concerned. Total lack of understanding "why" it's taken time!! Starting with Yahoo sports having it out for USC. Reggie step father caused all of that!!! It lead to 30 scholarships being taken away!!! That's almost a death penalty, anyone who understands college football knows this. If you truly loved USC football, you'd never say anything bad ABOUT USC. EVERYTHING YOU WRITE IS POTENTIALLY READ BY HS RECRUITS. PLEASE DONT COMMENT ABOUT THINGS YOU DONT UNDERSTAND!! DONT HURT MY SCHOOL. GO ON RU-vid AND WATCH THE 1974 USC ND GAME. NO BETTER FOOTBALL SCHOOL ON EARTH. IF YOU DONT HAVE UPLIFTING THINGS TO SAY, WHY SAY THEM??? ITS LIKE BASHING YOUR OWN CHILD!!! WAKE UP. FIGHT ON!!!!
@@bremenrooster Ohio State University (OSU) "Fans" (Many Never Went to OSU) Are Among the Most Arrogant, Disrespectful in College Football. September 13th 2008 USC Embarrassed #5 OSU, 35 to 3, at the Los Angeles Coliseum. I watched dozens of OSU "Fans" kick in cars and rip off side view mirrors in the parking. Class Act.
@@antoniosaxon8605 I was on the sideline of the USC vs UCLA game two years ago. Not really much of a rivalry anymore......LA Coliseum.....now USC Coliseum......not a very good or modern venue. I was REALdisappointed. Not the Powerhouses I remember from the 70s.
So sad you’re gone. Just read the story, remember hearing about this. Hope you’re still running up above and one day be with your family again! Rest now
Bittersweet to watch McKnight. That said, OSU went from January 1974 to December 2017 before they finally beat USC. Odd that USC has fallen to the general lack of defense malaise that has turned the once proud Pac12 into a marshmellow soft conference.
Took the ncaa 5yrs to find that an agent had given bush’s family benefits, the school had nothing to do with it , what auburn did with scam was worse , it’s all about hate for SC.
Was at this game with my best friend. We sat 5 rows up from USC’s sideline. Will never forget seeing all the stars they had on their sideline. So cool. Even tho the suckeyes got beat it was a fun game and the atmosphere was amazing.
I remember watching Joe McKnight play for John Curtis in High School. He played almost every skill position for them. Our high school actually went on the road and beat John Curtis, but then we lost in the rematch for the state title in the Super Dome.
Tressell was sooooo conservative this game. They gave it away to USC. No blitzing on this drive, besides the corner blitz that resulted in a sack. And the missed opportunities in the red zone. Great game, though.
I was at that game with my best friend. We sat behind Stanford May's. He was so cool he was so proud of his son Taylor. He told us he hoped Taylor would of left as a junior
dude, I'm an Alabama fan, and just because their conference isn't as good as the SEC doesn't mean you should insult them! The Big Ten has Ohio State(who beat Oregon), Penn State(which i recall beating LSU), Iowa(who beat Georgia Tech), and Wisconsin(who beat Miami). Both conferences are doing fine. Maybe not as good as the SEC yet, but credit goes to both of them even if competition is weak at times.
Let's give credit to Ohio State for fighting hard this game compared to the previous year. Time was a huge factor. One of the closest out of conference games against a Pete Carroll USC team. He was something like 26-1 after his first season against OOC opponents. As a die-hard USC fan, two teams battled valiantly.
USC has been good from 2002-2009, they beat many big time teams in non conference match ups, teams hated playing USC, and besides 2011 since Kiffin took over and NCAA infractions, they have been rebuilding, having depth issues, having injuries, its been hard for SC to come back, hell for any team that goes through what SC has and is going through for that matter.
MauricXe No way, this was one of Barkley's best drives of his career. His passes were all spot on after the sack and the penalty at the beginning of the drive
MauricXe Except he didn't just throw short. He threw short twice, intermediate once, and long twice. There's also nothing wrong with throwing short. If you've ever watched Peyton Manning play most of this throws are short and then he takes the long ball occasionally when it's there. Usually after he's caught the defense off guard with a lot of running plays and short passes/screens. What makes him great is that he's able to identify mismatches in coverage and in schemes that allows him to get the ball out quickly to his receivers. So his offense is always getting positive yards before the defense has a chance to sack him. Playing QB isn't about how many deep passes you make, it's about effectively and consistently driving the ball down the field. Whether that's throwing the ball short or audibling to a run play. It's more about picking the plays that are guaranteed to work based on the coverage you're seeing and Matt Barkley did a pretty good job of that on this drive. It wasn't the most exceptional passing performance, but he picked up crucial 3rd and 4th downs and made zero risky plays that could've given the ball back to the defense (which nearly every QB does at some point in any game).
DPMixing None of his completed passes were difficult to make (for a QB at that level). Joe Mcknight was the real hero. Those long runs, and that great (short) reception and run to save the drive early on.
It's not always about the passes, it's often more about the decision-making. It's about knowing when to take what's given to you. Also the pass at 2:05 was a GREAT and difficult throw perfectly placed between two defenders 20 yards downfield. I agree with you Joe Mcknight is the clear MVP of this game, but Barkley did play a significant part in this drive. For a true freshman QB in one of the most hostile environments in college football in a highly pressure-packed situation you really couldn't ask much more of him. So many QBs in that situation try to force the big play and end up turning the ball over, even in the NFL. As a true freshman in just his 2nd college game, he did a great job avoiding that and made some great decisions, even though much, but not all, of the drive was shorter throws.
This was the last great win of the Carroll era and one of the last nationally significant wins that USC has had, period. They had a road win over a Top 5 Oregon and beat a Top 5 Stanford but those were both in conference in the years since and that's about it.
Just another great win over OSU. You OSU people need to refer to this game because USC always defeats OSU. Wish USC could play OSU every year so there would be another W in the win column.
You might want to do some research before opening your mouth. Back in I think 1968 or 69, Ohio State played OJ Simpsons USC and completely destroyed them. So saying USC beats Ohio State every time is a lie.
Looks like there's 50 jelouse Ohio State fans that watched this video. All I can say to you sore losers........FIGHT ON!!!!✌️✌️✌️ A REAL football fan would have respect for such a incredible serious considering it was done with a freshman QB that played that last serious like a 5th year Sr, cool, calm and collective!!! RIP Joe and Fight On FOREVER!!!✌️
McKnight was absolutely fantastic!!!! RIP sir. What a player!!! So sad that some loser with road rage took this young man's life. I have an autograph of McKnight (not a usc fan at all) that I'll simply hold onto. Look how damn quick that kid was. Pure talent.
+jim johnston chill bro he's just saying how the times have changed. Recently both teams were in the CFP, when 5 years prior they weren't all hyped like they are now. That's all he's saying.
As a Buckeye fan this is was one of the more painful games to watch. Joe McKnight was a stud. Great game USC. I wish we could have beat Pete Carroll once.
That's right. Barkley was playing hurt this game and sat out the next game. Aaron Corp came in and had the worst performance possible. Coach Sark upset USC his first year at UW.
