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WATCH: USC drops hype video ahead of Week 3 matchup with Fresno State

Wade-Peeryby: Wade Peery09/17/22

The USC Trojans have been steamrolling through their competition the first two weeks and they currently sit at 2-0. Trojans quarterback Caleb Williams is playing like the Heisman Trophy candidate that many predicted him to be coming into the season and their offense is simply firing on all cylinders. This week, the Trojans face a familiar foe, the Fresno State Bulldogs.

The USC-Fresno State game back on Nov. 19, 2005 was legendary because of the incredible performance that Reggie Bush had. Check out the hype video, which includes a small clip of Bush and his iconic performance.

USC legendary running back Reggie Bush had a legendary performance against Fresno State that won him the Heisman

Bush’s iconic Heisman-clinching moment came in the game that USC survived an upset bid from the Fresno State Bulldogs, 50-42. In the third quarter with 1:29 on the clock, Bush took the handoff at the 50-yard line, knifed his way through the Bulldog defense to the 23-yard line, right at the sideline.

It was then that he was able to magically stop on a dime, leaving Fresno State defenders in his wake, and cut back all the way across to the middle of the field for the score. All the former Helix High (La Mesa, California) star did in that game was rack up over 500 all-purpose yards in a legendary performance. The 513 all-purpose yards were a Pac-10 record.

Bush’s performance propelled the Trojans to a 50-42 victory on Nov. 20, 2005. The win saved the Trojans’ season and ensured they would remain undefeated. USC would go on to face the Texas Longhorns in the 2006 Rose Bowl for the National Championship.

In that Heisman Trophy winning season in 2005, the legendary USC running back knifed his way through opposing defenses to the tune of a staggering 2,611 all-purpose yards, while scoring 18 total touchdowns. And while the USC Trojans lost 41-38 in a classic 2006 Rose Bowl to Vince Young and the Texas Longhorns, that Trojans’ team is also considered one of the greatest college football teams of all-time.

The USC Trojans are hoping to make some more magic on the field on Saturday and are hoping that this time around, it won’t be nearly as close as the matchup in 2005.