Guess who can help USC make the College Football Playoff: Steve Sarkisian

Sarkisian’s Texas Longhorns face unbeaten TCU. The former #USC head coach and Pete Carroll assistant can really help out Lincoln Riley.

It’s a script straight out of Hollywood: The former head coach of the USC Trojans, who failed miserably in his attempt to lead the Men of Troy to greatness in an abbreviated tenure cut short by alcoholism, and who was part of highly successful USC teams as an assistant to a legendary head coach, could help the Trojans as the head coach of another team.

It’s all right there in Week 11: Steve Sarkisian and the Texas Longhorns face the unbeaten TCU Horned Frogs. TCU is one of the main obstacles to USC in the race for a College Football Playoff spot.

Texas beating TCU would clear the path for the Pac-12 champion to get into the playoff with a 12-1 record. USC obviously has to win, but Sark beating TCU is part of the formula the Trojans need.

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