The moment has arrived.
9-1 USC versus 8-2 UCLA. USC is in the top 10, UCLA the top 20. It’s the biggest game in the USC-UCLA series since 2005, when the Trojans were unbeaten and the Bruins had only one loss. The winner of this game will almost certainly make the Pac-12 Championship Game. USC will automatically clinch a berth if it wins. UCLA would still need to beat Cal the following week, but that shouldn’t be too much of a problem for the Bruins.
This is their big challenge and hurdle, as is the case for USC.
Both defenses are below-average. Both offenses are great. This should be a wildly entertaining game. USC has to find a way to either slow down UCLA’s offense to a slight degree, or produce its best offensive game of the season and score 60 points. Pick one.
Here’s how you can watch this game, plus the Utah-Oregon game on Showdown Saturday in the Pac-12: