USC bounces back vs. OSU

LOS ANGELES – Cody Kessler passed for 261 yards and two touchdowns, and Su’a Cravens returned an interception 31 yards for another score in No. 18 Southern California’s 35-10 Pac-12 victory over Oregon State on Saturday night.

Darreus Rogers caught a 48-yard Hail Mary touchdown pass at the halftime gun as the Trojans (3-1, 2-0 Pac-12) rebounded smartly from their first loss with solid defense and another stellar game from Kessler, who went 24 for 32 while leading a 461-yard offensive performance.

Justin Davis caught a 16-yard TD pass and rushed for a fourth-quarter score for the Trojans. Javorius Allen added 115 yards rushing and a touchdown.

Ryan Murphy returned a kickoff 97 yards for a TD for Oregon State (3-1, 0-1), which struggled in its first serious test of the season.

Oregon State had beaten Southern California three times in the schools’ last six meetings, including two victories over Trojans teams with top-three rankings.

Despite its impressive recent history against the touted Trojans, Oregon State hasn’t won at the Coliseum since 1960, losing 23 straight. Coach Mike Riley, the former USC assistant, has a team that appears capable of breaking the streak if its relatively untested defense can shut down the Trojans’ ample offensive talent.

“I told our team, ‘You don’t have to bear that burden,’ ” Riley said of the Beavers’ losing streak in Los Angeles. “This is our team, this year, and you don’t have to bear that burden of all that history.”