USC Trojans quarterback Sam Darnold (14) scrambles in the endzone to get a pass down field for a 1st down during the PAC-12 Championship game between the USC Trojans and the Stanford Cardinals on Friday, December 01, 2017 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, CA. (Photo by Douglas Stringer/Icon Sportswire) (Icon Sportswire via AP Images)

On the Stanford Cardinal podcast with Matt Harrington:

The game between Stanford and USC in which USC won 31-28 was a battle and it was the only game going in the Bay Area last Friday. It was really a great battle between the two teams and you saw a little bit of everything. Stanford head coach David Shaw tried to get them over the goal line towards the end of the game. There was USC quarterback Sam Darnold who threw for over 500 yards he’s a promising future start that will be going to the NFL.

The Cardinal came into the contest with a lot on the line and they ran out of octane and the team with the better record on paper came out with the victory. The Trojans were right in the Cardinal’s grasp with a late goal line stop from USC that was after a great 54 yard pass by Darnold for a touchdown. The Pac 12 Championship had a little of everything and there was certainly some drama. For the Cardinal now they will see how things unfold as they wait to see what bowl they will be in either the Alamo, Holiday or Foster Farms bowl.

Matt Harrington does the Stanford Cardinal football podcast each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com