LOS ANGELES — Overmatched and outplayed, Michigan football fell behind early, tied the game up and then let it get away. The Wolverines dropped a 31-13 game to Southern Cal on Saturday at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, their second loss of the season that has any hopes of a playoff appearance in jeopardy.

Lincoln Riley emphasized his team's physicality after USC's win over Michigan.

Miller, a walk-on, takes over and rushes 18 times for 158 yards and a touchdown after running backs Waymond Jordan and Eli Sanders leave with apparent injuries in the Trojans’ 31-13 win.

The 15th-ranked Wolverines were outplayed and overmatched on Saturday against the University of Southern California, mustering just two scores in a 31-13 loss at the sold-out Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Michigan took one on the chin on Saturday night after falling to USC, 31-13. Despite forcing two turnovers when the Trojans were driving into the red zone, the

No. 15 Michigan's three-game win streak came to an end on Saturday night, falling to USC by the final score of 31-13 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

The No. 15 Michigan Wolverines (4-1) put their 2-0 Conference record on the line at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to take on the USC Trojans (4-1).

Freshman walk-on King Miller rushed for 158 yards and a touchdown, and Jayden Maiava passed for 265 yards and two scores in Southern California's emphatic 31-13 victory over No. 15 Michigan.

Filling the void left by an injured Waymond Jordan, King Miller rushes for 148 yards to help lift USC to a huge 31-13 victory over Big Ten foe No. 15 Michigan.

Jackson finished with five carries for 35 yards and scored a 29-yard rushing touchdown with 4:21 remaining in regulation to extend USC's lead to 18. The running back who got the bulk of the work with Sanders and Jordan out was King Miller, who ran for 156 yards and a touchdown.