After taking a 21-7 lead in the second quarter, Iowa was outscored 19-0 to close the game. The Hawkeyes blew the 14-point cushion on their way to a 26-21 loss to USC, adding to what has been a season defined by frustratingly slim margins.

Iowa’s offense made its first major mistake of the game late in the third quarter. Gronowski, who was rolling to his right to avoid pressure on third down, tried to hit Jacob Gill. But the pass was broken up and bounded into the hands of a USC defender. That gave the Trojans the ball in Iowa territory trailing by just two.

The Iowa Hawkeyes and USC Trojans meet Saturday at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California.

That rest of season journey begins today on the road in Los Angeles as Iowa travels tot he Coliseum to take on the USC Trojans. The Hawkeyes will now be looking to play the role of spoiler with an opportunity to derail USC’s plans of their own CFP berth.

No. 17  USC Trojans defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes, 26-21, during a football game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, Calif., on Saturday. After a last-minute loss against Oregon, the Hawkeyes have fallen to a ranked team for the second game in a row.

College Football News dove into the Iowa Hawkeyes' game against USC and offered a prediction on who can win and how they do so.

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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,