TWTW: USC Hangs On In South Bend, Clausen Grades Incomplete 34-27

((HT: KCBS-TV/Los Angeles))

Jimmy Clausen threw three incomplete passes into the end zone in the closing seconds as No. 6 Southern California held on for a 34-27 victory and its eighth straight win against No. 25 Notre Dame.

The Irish rallied back from a 34-14 deficit, but couldn't score into the same end zone where the Trojans famously scored four years ago on the Bush Push.

On Clausen's first pass into the end zone, Kyle Rudolph made juggling catch but was out of bounds. The second was knocked down by Josh Pinkard and the Trojans started celebrating thinking the game was over.

But the officials ruled there was 1 second left.

Clausen fired to Duval Kamara, who slipped and couldn't get a hand on it.

Here's Jim Hill's highlights from KCBS-TV's "Sports Central" program...