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Equal reminders both of what could have been this season, had USC ever played at its best for long, and also flashes of why it never managed to come together.

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In another, a TCU running back was busting his way through tackles on third and long, rumbling his way into the end zone, deflating any delusions of grandeur.

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Though, it didn’t seem to be headed that way as TCU faced a third and 20, with its hopes hanging in the balance.

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Quarterback Ken Seals simply dumped it off to his running back, Jeremy Payne, and hoped for the best.

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USC offensive line coach Zach Hanson and his wife, Annie, the Trojans’ former recruiting coordinator, have made sacrifices all their lives to succeed.

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