LOS ANGELES — The Coliseum's mood was as dark as the halftime sky when Southern California went to the locker room soaked in nonstop rain and trailing Iowa by 11 points.

With their postseason hopes under a serious cloud, the Trojans gathered themselves and responded with a rally that didn't stop until they had secured a rarity in coach Lincoln Riley's tenure — a comeback win over a quality opponent.

Makai Lemon made 10 catches for 153 yards and a second-half touchdown, and No. 17 USC scored 19 straight points to keep its College Football Playoff hopes alive with a 26-21 victory over the Hawkeyes on Saturday.

Jayden Maiava passed for 254 yards and Bryan Jackson rushed for two touchdowns for the Trojans (8-2, 6-1 Big Ten, No. 17 CFP), who have won four straight Big Ten games for the first

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