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Washington’s D stiffens late as Huskies hold off USC

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Jonah Coleman rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns and Washington made a pair of late defensive stands to defeat USC 26-21 in a Big Ten Conference game Saturday in Seattle.The Trojans had a first-and-goal at the Huskies’ 4-yard line with 6:41 remaining but was unable to score. On fourth down from the 1, running back Woody Marks was stopped for a 3-yard loss by Washington linebacker Khmori House.USC got the ball back on its own 34 with 1:36 left and drove to the Huskies’ 14 before Miller Moss’ fourth-down pass under heavy pressure fell incomplete with 11 seconds to go.Will Rogers was 25-of-39 passing for 262 yards for Washington (5-4, 3-3), which snapped a two-game skid and boosted its bowl hopes. Denzel Boston made nine receptions for 99 yards.Marks rushed for a game-high 123 yards and a touchdown for the Trojans (4-5, 2-5), who lost for the fourth time in their past five games. Moss was 30-of-50 passing for 293 yards and two touchdowns but was intercepted three times.After trailing 20-7 at the half, the Trojans scored touchdowns on their opening two possessions of the third quarter to surge in front.Makai Lemon scored on a 37-yard pass from Moss on a fourth-and-9 play on the opening drive of the half, and Moss hit Kyle Ford with a 9-yard scoring strike to put USC ahead 21-20.An interception by linebacker Carson Bruener late in the quarter gave the Huskies the ball back at the USC 39, and eight plays later, wide receiver Keith Reynolds scored on a 4-yard jet sweep with 13:48 remaining to restore Washington’s lead. A two-point conversion attempt failed, leaving the score 26-21.