The USC Trojans are in trouble. They need to play with the urgency of a team whose season is quite genuinely on the line this Saturday against the Utah Utes.
USC should easily find ample motivation for this game. The Trojans are coming off a terrible loss to Notre Dame. Their season is on the brink of collapse. Their Pac-12 championship hopes would take a huge hit if they lose to Utah. The Utes beat them twice last season and prevented the Trojans from making the College Football Playoff.
If USC can’t respond here, against an opponent which will likely be without its best quarterback — Cam Rising — the Trojans’ season will be a complete failure. A climate of significant concern will get worse. It will turn into a crisis.
With the big USC-Utah game upon us, we were invited to the KSL Unrivaled afternoon show in Salt Lake City, part of KSL Sports and the KSL Sports Zone. We did not hold back in our assessment of USC football.
Our thanks to KSL Sports for having us on the show:
.@KSLunrivaled was joined by @MattZemek of @TrojansWire to get ready for the big Utah vs. USC game.https://t.co/WuyPPcgP7i
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) October 18, 2023
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