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USC leaves it late, but still beats ND

By Ivan Maisel
ESPN.com

Saturday, October 17, 2009

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Better get used to it, USC fans. These Trojans look like they love the drama of a last-second finish. In past years, even on the road, the USC starters have enjoyed the fourth quarter from the sideline wrapped in the security of a big lead. Not these guys. They waited until the end to win at Ohio State. They waited for a surge that never came at Washington. And on Saturday at Notre Dame, when the Trojans got the surge, they didn't like the way that big lead felt. So they ...

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