The USC Trojans picked up a much-needed win to attain bowl eligibility over the UCLA Bruins on Saturday night. USC needed some late game heroics from both sides of the ball after an ugly offensive performance for a majority of the game.

UCLA had chances beat crosstown rival USC and redefine its season, but a string of incomplete passes and penalties doomed the Bruins Saturday night.

Jayden Maiava throws a go-ahead touchdown pass to Ja’Kobi Lane midway through the fourth quarter, USC comes up with two fourth-down stops and the Trojans become bowl eligible by rallying for a