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SALT LAKE CITY -- Troy Williams grew up 15 miles from Southern Californias campus but said he wasnt recruited by the Trojans despite being ranked the No. 1 dual-threat quarterback in the country by Rivals. On Friday night, the Utah quarterback showed the storied program what it missed.Williams threw for 270 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score in No. 24 Utahs 31-27 comeback victory over USC.The Utes roared back in spectacular fashion with Tim Patrick catching an 18-yard touchdown pass at the pylon with 16 seconds remaining to cap a 15-play, 93-yard drive. Patrick had his third 100-yard receiving game of the season.USC, thats my hometown, said Williams, who is from Carson, California. Growing up watching Reggie Bush, Carson Palmer and Mike Williams and all those dudes, just sitting at home watching on TV and imagining maybe one day Ill play with them or against them. Today was that day.The Trojans controlled most of the game and had a 27-17 fourth-quarter lead, but Utah (4-0, 1-0 Pac-12) scored 14 straight points. Coach Clay Helton decided to punt on fourth-and-3 from the Utah 37-yard line on the possession before the winning drive. USC fell to 1/3 for the first time since 2001.I thought it was tonight, said Helton when asked about getting over the hump. Ill be honest with you. I thought the attitude and the competitiveness was great. Im heartbroken for them. If they compete like they did tonight, theyre going to win a lot of games.Utah attempted to control the game on the ground early against the No. 98 run defense in the country, but USC tightened up and forced the Utes to win through the air.USCs Sam Darnold threw for 253 yards and ran for a touchdown in his first career start after replacing Max Browne.Refused to quit, just kept fighting the entire 60 minutes, Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said. Made play after play after play at the end there when we had to make plays.Nobody panicked. Just kept doing our thing.THE TAKEAWAYUSC: The Trojans are in serious trouble. There were already whispers that Helton was on the hot seat, but blowing a 10-point lead in the final quarter may solidify that. Darnold was an upgrade, but USC is now 0-2 in conference.UTAH: Friday was the first true test for the Utes and they passed -- barely. The run game started hot with 132 yards in the first half, but faded fast and continued to have ball-control issues with two fumbles. The defense allowed the most yards it has all season (466), but bowed up in the fourth quarter when the team absolutely needed it.INJURY UPDATEUtah starting cornerback Dominique Hatfield played in his first game of the year. Hed been sidelined with an undisclosed leg injury.The Utes lost 2015 first team All-Pac-12 tackle Lowell Lotulelei to an unknown injury before halftime and did not return.FANCYThe Utes wore new black helmets that were individually hand painted by an artist. The design mimics a granite texture and no two are identical as each has its own serial number painted on the helmet.POLL IMPLICATIONSUSC: The Trojans will continue to stay out of the poll. They didnt receive a single vote last week.Utah: The Utes could move up a couple spots depending on what happens in front of them because of a 4-0 start. A win over USC, however, wont get a lot of points from voters.QUOTABLEWatching them drive the ball down kind of crushed our soul, USC receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster said.UP NEXTUSC: The Trojans return home to host Arizona State (3-0, 0-0) in a Pac-12 South showdown Oct. 1.UTAH: The Utes travel to face California (2-1, 0-0) in Pac-12 action on Oct. 1.Koda Glover Jersey . 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All the lights are behind the hitter. ... But I think all catchers are probably a little paranoid about that.Grandal agreed, saying he is indeed paranoid about baserunners stealing signs. He thought Zobrist was relaying them from second base in Game 1 on Saturday while Addison Russell was at the plate. So the Dodgers switched the signs.All the sudden, Russell is not taking good swings at sliders, looking like hes looking for a fastball and in a certain location, Grandal told the LA Times over the weekend. Did we know Zobrist had the signs and was doing something for it? Yeah, we did. Thats why we do it.Roberts didnt seem fazed by the notion that an opponent would attempt to steal signs.I think when you watch baseball games, every teams going to try to get any advantagee they can, so thats kind of the gamesmanship part of the game, Roberts said.ddddddddddddThats why catchers or guys on second base give multiple signs and change sequences. So if they are (stealing signs), it wouldnt be a surprise, and theres many clubs that weve played against that do the same thing. Thats part of the game.Zobrist continued to deny the charge even while admitting hes attempted to steal signs in the past -- just not the very recent past.Ive tried before, but its never worked out, Zobrist said.Im, like, trying to read them from back there. But its just never worked out. ... And thats the thing: You dont want to relay it to the hitter if youre not positive. Half the time Im not even looking because youre not ready. Im looking at the sign from the third-base coach. Im trying to pick up to where Im trying to see the ball off the bat to where Im getting a good jump, stuff like that. So even when I do feel like I have time to look at it and see if I can catch up with the sequence, I dont. Half the time, I have trouble following our own pitchers sequence.The Cubs and Dodgers resume the NLCS on Tuesday night. The series is tied 1-1. ' ' '