LOS ANGELES — No. 20 Southern California pulled off a remarkable fake punt in its 38-17 victory over Northwestern on Friday night by sending out third-string quarterback Sam Huard in the same uniform number as the Trojans' punter.

Wearing a No. 80 jersey, Huard came on the field with the punt team in the second quarter and completed a 10-yard pass to Tanook Hines. The first down extended the drive that ended with Jayden Maiava's TD run.

This bit of trickery was quite legal, apparently: Huard wore No. 7 earlier this season, but he is listed as No. 80 on the USC roster for this week after coach Lincoln Riley's team quietly made the change.

Punter Sam Johnson also wears No. 80. College football teams frequently feature two players wearing the same number.

Northwestern coach David Braun cr

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