"Three long hours after his team evacuated the field for a lightning delay, coach Lincoln Riley finally emerged from the tunnel at Ross-Ade Stadium, knowing any hope of a seamless start to USC 's road slate washed away with the rain. Nothing about USC's first tour through Big Ten country had gone smoothly, as the Trojans bafflingly blew fourth-quarter leads in all four of their conference road tilts."
"But Mother Nature had brushed aside those plans before USC's first road game even began. The Trojans instead were left lying around the tiny visiting locker room at Ross-Ade Stadium for hours before kickoff, doing whatever they could to stay loose. It was hardly the circumstances USC had hoped for, but after falling short so often a season ago, the Trojans rode out the rain and held strong in the fourth quarter to beat Purdue 33-17."
A three-hour lightning delay forced USC to wait in the tiny visiting locker room at Ross-Ade Stadium before kickoff. Coach Lincoln Riley emerged knowing weather had disrupted plans to make Big Ten road trips seamless. USC had lost four conference road games the previous season after blowing fourth-quarter leads, prompting extra preparation for this slate. The Trojans stayed loose during the delay and held strong in the fourth quarter to beat Purdue 33-17. Jayden Maiava threw for 282 yards, Bishop Fitzgerald recorded two interceptions, and Ryon Sayeri missed a late field goal off the upright.
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