This weekend marked USC's final off week of the regular season. With the Trojans not playing, it gave USC fans plenty of opportunities to watch other college football games.
Unfortunately, the results that we saw over the weekend were not particularly enjoyable from a Trojans perspective. Let's recap:
Notre Dame
A week after the Trojans beat the No. 2 team in the country, their hated rivals one-upped them by beating No. 1 Miami. Notre Dame is now in a great position to make the College Football Playoff.
UCLA
Also in a great position to make the playoff? That would be crosstown rival UCLA, who improved to 9-0 with a road win over Minnesota.
Oregon and Ohio State
Remember how great USC's victory over Ohio State last week was? Well, it looks a little less impressive after Oregon—a team
that the Trojans do not particularly like, either—went into Columbus and dominated the Buckeyes.
Utah
The only undefeated Power Four team remaining other than UCLA? Why, that would be Utah, who USC fans are not very fond of, either.
Texas and Oklahoma
Two more teams that USC fans do not particularly like are Texas and Oklahoma. Adding to the frustration, both got road wins over ranked opponents on Saturday.
Looking forward
The good news is that USC still controls its own destiny. If the Trojans win their final three games of the regular season, they will be in the College Football Playoff. If they do not, however, we could be looking at a nightmare scenario where several of USC's biggest rivals make the playoff while the Trojans go to yet another mediocre bowl game.
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