Wide Receiver Nelson Agholor Sets USC Mark In Win Over California
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com/AP) — Nelson Agholor caught a career-high 16 passes for 216 yards and two touchdowns, and Cody Kessler passed for 371 yards and four scores in USC's 38-30 victory over California on Thursday night.
George Farmer and Randall Telfer also caught touchdown passes for the Trojans (7-3, 6-2 Pac-12), who beat their upstate rivals for the 11th straight time.
Agholor and Kessler shredded Cal's porous pass defense while USC jumped to an early 31-2 lead before holding on to its fourth win in five games.
Agholor was a catch away from tying Robert Wood's single-game reception record of 17 . However, he becomes the first USC receiver to record consecutive 200-yard receiving games.
Jared Goff passed for 279 yards and three touchdowns for the Golden Bears (5-5, 3-5), whose fourth loss in five games prevented them from clinching bowl eligibility. Cal hasn't won at the Coliseum since 2000, and the Bears couldn't overcome their huge early deficit.
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