This was a game worth talking about for all the obvious reasons.
It was an entertaining thriller. It was the Battle for Los Angeles. It was a duel for a spot in the Pac-12 Championship Game. It was a contest with College Football Playoff, Heisman Trophy, and New Year’s Six bowl ramifications.
It was a game in which USC trailed by 14 and came back to win, flipping the script from the Utah game in which the Trojans led by 14 and lost.
It is definitely a game worth talking about … so here are quotes from Lincoln Riley and USC players after the 48-45 triumph over UCLA: