These supposed “Pac-12 After Dark” games are not popular for any fanbase, but if you’re going to have a late night game, it better be a big one.
This is a big one.
Everyone remembers when the Ducks did a number on the Trojans in 2009 and Oregon is expecting this to be a repeat, but it won’t be easy. USC brings a Heisman winner with it at quarterback, but a defense that needs to improve to be called shoddy. The Trojans dumped defensive coordinator Alex Grinch like a bad habit this week and it probably should have been done way before now.
Facing the Ducks inside Autzen isn’t exactly a good first assignment for those calling defensive plays. But those defensive players had four and five stars when they were recruited. The talent is obviously there, but a week shouldn’t be enough time to right so many wrongs.