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Pac-12 roundup: Adoree Jackson leads USC to easy win over Notre Dame, 45-27

Southern California defensive back Adoree' Jackson returns a punt 55 yards for a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Notre Dame, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) ORG XMIT: LAC101 (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press)
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Adoree Jackson returned a punt and a kickoff for touchdowns and also caught a scoring pass to propel No. 12 Southern California to its eighth consecutive victory, 45-27 over Notre Dame on Saturday in Los Angeles in the 88th edition of their famed intersectional rivalry.

Jackson, the Trojans’ do-everything cornerback, put on a dazzling athletic display in perhaps his final home game while USC (9-3, No. 12 CFP) persevered through rain at the Coliseum to claim the Jeweled Shillelagh for the 11th time in 15 years.

Sam Darnold also passed for 205 yards and two TDs, and Ronald Jones II rushed for 134 yards and an early score to keep the surging Trojans in line for a New Year’s Day bowl berth.

Josh Adams rushed for 180 yards and DeShone Kizer passed for 220 yards and two scores for the Fighting Irish (4-8), who finished their worst season since 2007 with their largest margin of defeat this year.

California 36, UCLA 10: Davis Webb passed for two touchdowns and became the second quarterback in school history to throw for more than 4,000 yards in a season, Matt Anderson tied a team record with five field goals and the Golden Bears defeated the Bruins in Berkeley, California.

Webb completed 32 of 48 attempts for 301 yards in his final game with the Golden Bears. He threw touchdown passes of 7 and 2 yards, giving Webb 37 this season.

Stanford 41, Rice 17: Christian McCaffrey rushed for 204 yards and scored two touchdowns as the Cardinal (9-3) rolled to a nonconference victory over the Owls (3-9) in Stanford, California.

A sparse crowd braved drizzly weather to watch the junior running back and 2015 Heisman Trophy runner-up post his 19th career 100-yard rushing game and his fifth 200-yard effort. McCaffrey wound up with 271 all-purpose yards, including a 23-yard touchdown reception and a 19-yard TD run.