Game-Changing 3 Plays · 2026 Week 5 · October 3, 2026

A defensive tackle's 48-yard fumble return: how No. 18 USC came back on Washington

Washington at USC · 21-25 · Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

What happened

#18 USC trailed Washington 21-10 in the third quarter and scored the game's last 15 points. Jayden Maiava's 10-yard touchdown to Tanook Hines cut the gap, then defensive tackle Jahkeem Stewart scooped up Demond Williams Jr.'s fumble and ran 48 yards for the go-ahead score. On fourth and ten with 39 seconds left, Prophet Brown broke up Williams' pass for Dezmen Roebuck at the goal line. Three snaps from the official play-by-play, redrawn on the board.

The plays

From the official play-by-play. Win-probability swing is the change on that snap.

WhenDownSpotPlayResultWP swing
Q3 6:302nd & 9at the 10Maiava to Hines, +10, TDTouchdown
Q3 4:403rd & 8own 49Stewart 48-yard fumble return, TDFumble return touchdown
Q4 0:394th & 10at the 18Williams to Roebuck, incompleteTurnover on downs

Narration

So, USC was down eleven. Then its defense took over.

Then, Jayden Maiava to Tanook Hines, ripped away from a defender. Touchdown.

Then, Williams loses the ball in a collapsing pocket. Jahkeem Stewart, forty-eight yards.

Then, fourth and ten. Williams looks for Roebuck. Prophet Brown gets a hand on it.

The Trojans twenty-five, Washington twenty-one.

Players in this breakdown

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Questions

What decided Washington at USC?

#18 USC trailed Washington 21-10 in the third quarter and scored the game's last 15 points. Jayden Maiava's 10-yard touchdown to Tanook Hines cut the gap, then defensive tackle Jahkeem Stewart scooped up Demond Williams Jr.'s fumble and ran 48 yards for the go-ahead score. On fourth and ten with 39 seconds left, Prophet Brown broke up Williams' pass for Dezmen Roebuck at the goal line. Three snaps from the official play-by-play, redrawn on the board.

Which plays are in the Washington at USC breakdown?

Q3 6:30 — 2nd & 9: Maiava to Hines, +10, TD (Touchdown) Q3 4:40 — 3rd & 8: Stewart 48-yard fumble return, TD (Fumble return touchdown) Q4 0:39 — 4th & 10: Williams to Roebuck, incomplete (Turnover on downs)

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