Adoree' Jackson suffered an abdominal sprain after trying to pull away as someone grabbed him by the ankle. He was held out as a precaution and said he could have returned had the game been close.
Steven Mitchell Jr. suffered a sprained wrist after falling on it in the first quarter. He returned but was still bothered by it later on. He said he's fine and expects to be cleared to practice this week.
USC improved to 91-23-8 in season openers and has won 18 in a row.
Cody Kessler passed for four touchdowns for the eighth time in his career. he completed 70 percent of his passes for the 11th time.
Tre Madden, who was making just his seventh career start, topped 100 rushing yards for the fifth time. His 65-yard TD was a career-long.
JuJu Smith-Schuster 61-yard touchdown catch was a career-long.
Cam Smith became the first true freshman to start a season opener at inside linebacker since Riki Gray in 1978 and the first linebacker to start a season opener since Willie McGinest in 1990.
The 55 points were the most USC scored in an opener since beating San Jose State 56-3 in 2009.
Arkansas State's 6 points were its lowest since being shutout by Alabama in 2008. The Red Wolves had scored 30 or more points in 32 of their past 47 games.
The Trojans finished with 509 yards of offense. They broke 500 five times last season.
Twenty-three players made their USC debut, including 13 true freshmen.
Steven Mitchell Jr. suffered a sprained wrist after falling on it in the first quarter. He returned but was still bothered by it later on. He said he's fine and expects to be cleared to practice this week.
USC improved to 91-23-8 in season openers and has won 18 in a row.
Cody Kessler passed for four touchdowns for the eighth time in his career. he completed 70 percent of his passes for the 11th time.
Tre Madden, who was making just his seventh career start, topped 100 rushing yards for the fifth time. His 65-yard TD was a career-long.
JuJu Smith-Schuster 61-yard touchdown catch was a career-long.
Cam Smith became the first true freshman to start a season opener at inside linebacker since Riki Gray in 1978 and the first linebacker to start a season opener since Willie McGinest in 1990.
The 55 points were the most USC scored in an opener since beating San Jose State 56-3 in 2009.
Arkansas State's 6 points were its lowest since being shutout by Alabama in 2008. The Red Wolves had scored 30 or more points in 32 of their past 47 games.
The Trojans finished with 509 yards of offense. They broke 500 five times last season.
Twenty-three players made their USC debut, including 13 true freshmen.
