USC Football: 3 keys to victory for Pac-12 bout vs. Utah in Week 4

USC Football: 3 keys to victory vs. Utah Utes in Week 4

By Dante Pryor | Sep 18, 2019

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 07: Quarterback Kedon Slovis #9 of the USC Trojans throws a complete pass for a first down in the first quarter of the game against the Stanford Cardinal at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 7, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /

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TEMPE, AZ – NOVEMBER 03: Quarterback Tyler Huntley #1 of the Utah Utes scrambles with the football during the first half of the college football game against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Sun Devil Stadium on November 3, 2018 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

3. Keep Utah off schedule

The Trojan defense hasn’t been talked about much because of the injury to JT Daniels, and the play of Kedon Slovis, but the USC defense has been average at best. They haven’t been great, but they haven’t been bad either. They were decent against Fresno, better against Stanford and unable to make key plays against BYU.

Against Utah, they know what’s coming. A lot of Zack Moss and a lot of ground and pound. The Trojans have to match Utah’s physicality upfront if they want any chance to win this game.

If Utah is consistently in second and third-and-short all night, that means the Utes are on the field wearing down the Trojan defense. That spells a long night for USC.

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