Rakes Report #87: Can't leave your dreams to chance or to a spirit in the sky (The Southern Cal Review)
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1) “There’s no purpose at this point to continue to expose him to this.” Mike Tirico spoke those words with a little over ten minutes left in the game. He had just finished confirming that presumptive number one pick Sam Darnold, while having not sustained any significant injury, would not be returning to the game at the same moment Khalid Kareem sacked Trojan back-up quarterback Matt Fink. Darnold was pulled from the game with nearly a quarter remaining because Southern Cal was being massacred, the Irish defense showing no interest in relenting as it battered and bloodied any Trojan who had the misfortune to get in the way. USC came into the game ranked No. 11, but they were losing 28-0 at halftime and fell by a tally of 49-14, a final score somehow not really indicative of how one-sided this performance was despite being a margin of 35. The "this" Tirico was referring to was the
Rakes Report #87: Can't leave your dreams to chance or to a spirit in the sky (The Southern Cal Review)
Rakes Report #87: Can't leave your dreams to…
Rakes Report #87: Can't leave your dreams to chance or to a spirit in the sky (The Southern Cal Review)
1) “There’s no purpose at this point to continue to expose him to this.” Mike Tirico spoke those words with a little over ten minutes left in the game. He had just finished confirming that presumptive number one pick Sam Darnold, while having not sustained any significant injury, would not be returning to the game at the same moment Khalid Kareem sacked Trojan back-up quarterback Matt Fink. Darnold was pulled from the game with nearly a quarter remaining because Southern Cal was being massacred, the Irish defense showing no interest in relenting as it battered and bloodied any Trojan who had the misfortune to get in the way. USC came into the game ranked No. 11, but they were losing 28-0 at halftime and fell by a tally of 49-14, a final score somehow not really indicative of how one-sided this performance was despite being a margin of 35. The "this" Tirico was referring to was the