LOS ANGELES (AP) β Ronald Jones II caught a touchdown pass and rushed for 177 yards, including a 74-yard scoring run late in Southern California’s third straight victory, 38-30 over Arizona on Saturday night.
Cody Kessler passed for 243 yards and two touchdowns as the Trojans (6-3, 4-2 Pac-12) improved to 3-1 under interim coach Clay Helton and stayed in the race for the Pac-12 South title.
Justin Davis rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns during USC’s 472-yard offensive performance. JuJu Smith-Schuster caught a 72-yard touchdown pass among his eight catches for 138 yards just five days after surgery on his broken right hand.
Nate Phillips, David Richards and Cayleb Jones caught touchdown passes from Anu Solomon for the Wildcats (5-5, 2-5), who have lost three straight and five of seven. The defending Pac-12 South champions were officially eliminated from contention for a repeat.
