5. Arizona State at USC
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You think the struggles against Oregon State last week – a 17-14 Trojan win – are going to slow down the USC To The College Football Playoff Party Bus I’ve been driving over the last six months?
Well, yeah, they did. However, that doesn’t mean it’s coming to a complete stop, especially now that it’s back home.
USC still has yet to turn the ball over, the defense has forced 15 takeaways in four games, and I’m not sold that Arizona State is all of a sudden going to settle in and start playing well two weeks after the coaching change.
This is a very, very prideful USC team. It seems to get it that there’s a ton of work to do, and it helps that it’s playing someone that can’t take advantage of the concerns.
Everyone is running well on the Trojan front. Arizona State ran for six yards last week against Utah.
Arizona State isn’t generating a lick of pressure – just two sacks in four games – the USC offense that hit 41 points in each of the three games before Oregon State should crank it all back up with a good balance, and …
The bus rolls on.