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The best road win for any Pac-12 football team this season

#Pac12 teams defeated #Big12 teams in Texas, but only after enduring very bumpy rides. Which road win was the best?

There are three obvious choices for the best road win by any Pac-12 football team in this young season. All three choices involve Big 12 schools located in Texas. One is in Waco, one in Fort Worth, and one in Lubbock. All the games were close. None were games the winning Pac-12 team controlled all the way. All three Pac-12 teams trailed at one point in the game before rallying to win. These were precarious, bumpy rides which eventually had a happy ending but did not feel inevitable or certain until the final few minutes.

We asked our panel of Pac-12 experts, which was the better road win for the Pac-12 in September of 2023: Utah at Baylor this past Saturday, Colorado at TCU in Week 1, or Oregon at Texas Tech this past weekend?

Here are the answers:

USC scouting report: Utah looks shaky but shows toughness in win at Baylor

How good is Utah? It’s hard to judge without Cam Rising, but we know this: Utah on the road is weaker than at home.

Utah is the first high-end Pac-12 opponent USC will face this year. The Trojans’ first several Pac-12 foes should be relatively manageable, with the possible exception of Colorado on September 30. USC should be able to work its way into the flow of the season. When October 21 arrives, USC gets into the teeth of its Pac-12 schedule when it hosts Utah in Los Angeles.

USC plays Utah, Washington, and Oregon in a four-week span from October 21 through November 11. The Trojans have to be ready for that gauntlet. If they go 2-1 in those three games, they should make the Pac-12 Championship Game.

Let’s check in on Utah, which trailed for most of the day but rallied late to beat Baylor, 20-13. Here are the salient points to make about the Utes, mixed in with some reactions from the contest as it unfolded in Waco, Texas: