Oregon football has to go through USC on the road to chase their College Football Playoff dreams. Will the Ducks stay undefeated leaving LA?
Oregon Football has found themselves at No. 7 in the AP Poll and quickly rising. The Ducks have put together a season to remember so far but have a tough test on Saturday. The streaking USC Trojans host the Ducks for a special edition of Pac-12 After Dark.
While the Trojans may not be having the best season, they have been able to take down some Goliaths so far.
The Ducks go to Southern California to play a Trojan team that has already dealt with their fair share of top-ranked competition. The Trojans have played four ranked opponents and were able to come away with two of those games. Narrowly being defeated by Notre Dame and Washington, the Trojans are looking to bounce back against ranked teams on Saturday.
Oregon has been a team that many have been looking at to represent the Pac-12 all season long. The Ducks were ranked in the top ten in all national polls coming into the season and sit at No. 7 going into Week 10. Star quarterback Justin Herbert has had a lot to do with the Ducks seven-game win streak they are currently on but knows there is work to be done.
Herbert comes into the game with 2,100 passing yards and 21 passing touchdowns. After foregoing the draft to enter his senior campaign, Herbert is doing everything he thought he would in 2019. The Ducks will need a big game from the senior on Saturday night to get past the Trojans and move on to their big showdown against Utah later this year.
Here are three keys to victory for the Ducks for Saturday night.