In 2022, all Pac-12 fans (and football fans everywhere) wanted to see Oregon and USC face each other. However, Oregon State topping Oregon in the Civil War game ended any hopes of a potential Pac-12 title game matchup between the two schools.
The good news is that in 2023, Oregon and USC will play each other on November 11 in Eugene in what could be a massive game for inclusion in the Pac-12 Championship Game.
Pac-12 insider John Canzano detailed some interesting Pac-12 schedule nuggets a day before the official release on Wednesday. Oregon-USC is one of the games everybody should have circled on their calendars for the fall, especially with both teams looking loaded.
“Oregon and USC will play in Eugene on Nov. 11,” Canzano wrote. “I’ve noted that game on my calendar. It’s the matchup I really wanted to see in the middle of last season.”
There it is.
Ducks Wire had more on Oregon’s schedule, which includes this game.
Dan Lanning and Lincoln Riley, two head coaches who are new to the Pac-12, didn’t face each other in 2022, but that won’t be the case in 2023.
Caleb Williams against Bo Nix and a potential trip to the Pac-12 title game are on the line, depending on how the rest of the season plays out.
The last meeting between these teams was in 2020, and the Ducks defeated the Trojans 31-24 in Los Angeles.
A lot has changed since then, and who knows: This could be a top-10 battle by the time November rolls around.
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