For the second time in the 2022 college football season, USC lost to Utah. Though the Trojans dropped an October meeting against the Utes for the program’s only regular-season loss, Lincoln Riley’s crew fell short in the one that mattered most: the Pac-12 Championship game.
USC entered conference championship week ranked No. 4, according to the College Football Playoff committee. However, after losing 47-24 on a neutral field to Utah, the playoff dreams have come to a crashing end, which opens the door for No. 5 Ohio State to reach the top four.
Now, No. 6 Alabama must wait for Saturday’s slate of games to be played and hope for another spot to open. The most likely scenario for the Crimson Tide is a bad TCU loss to Kansas State in the Big 12 Championship.
Fans all over the country are talking about how this affects Alabama’s chances. Here’s what’s being said.