Colorado football: Five keys to upsetting the No. 8 USC Trojans

The #cubuffs have a difficult task ahead, but the Trojans certainly aren’t unbeatable

After being knocked around at Oregon last weekend, the road does not get any easier for the Colorado Buffaloes as they take on another ranked Pac-12 team, the No. 8 USC Trojans.

USC has a group full of blue-chip athletes, including one of the best quarterbacks in the country. A great coach also leads the Trojans in Lincoln Riley, who owns a career record of 70-13 dating back to his days at Oklahoma.

Colorado has again been pegged as a big underdog for this game on Saturday, but the Buffs will benefit from playing at Folsom Field.

Here are five keys to CU capturing a huge upset win over the Trojans: