LOS ANGELES — Makai Lemon had 10 catches for 153 yards and a second-half touchdown, and No. 17 USC scored 19 unanswered points to keep its College Football Playoff hopes alive with a 26-21 victory over No. 21 Iowa on Saturday.

Jayden Maiava passed for 254 yards and Bryan Jackson rushed for two touchdowns for the Trojans (8-2, 6-1 Big Ten), who faced their largest deficit of the season when they trailed 21-7 late in the second quarter at a rain-soaked Coliseum. USC mounted five consecutive scoring drives, capped by Jackson’s go-ahead TD run with 13:36 to play.

Mark Gronowski threw a touchdown pass, made a touchdown run and caught a scoring pass during the first half, but his Hawkeyes (6-4, 4-3) were shut out in the second half of another heartbreaking loss to a ranked team.

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