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USC Football: Way-too-Early Game-by-Game Predictions for 2022

By Jackson Caudell

NORMAN, OK - NOVEMBER 20: Head coach Lincoln Riley gives quarterback Caleb Williams #13 of the Oklahoma Sooners some feedback after his 74-yard touchdown run against the Iowa State Cyclones in the first quarter at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on November 20, 2021 in Norman, Oklahoma. The Sooners won 28-21. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
NORMAN, OK - NOVEMBER 20: Head coach Lincoln Riley gives quarterback Caleb Williams #13 of the Oklahoma Sooners some feedback after his 74-yard touchdown run against the Iowa State Cyclones in the first quarter at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on November 20, 2021 in Norman, Oklahoma. The Sooners won 28-21. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 9: Drake London (15) of the USC Trojans hurdles Utah Utes defenders as he scores a touchdown on a pass reception during the first half of a college football game on October 9, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 9: Drake London (15) of the USC Trojans hurdles Utah Utes defenders as he scores a touchdown on a pass reception during the first half of a college football game on October 9, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images) /

Pick Analysis. Salt Lake City, UT. 843. Oct 15. Utah Utes. 7. player. Scouting Report

In what should be the toughest game to date for USC, the Trojans are going to travel to Salt Lake City to take on the defending PAC-12 champion Utah Utes. Utah is going to be bringing back several key players from their championship team from a year ago and should be the conference favorites heading into the 2022 season.

Utah is a team that USC has had some trouble against in the past. The Utes are a physical football team that wants to dominate in the trenches. For all of the great additions USC has made this offseason, this team is going to struggle up front. That is where Utah is going to have an advantage and the Utes are going to exploit that and win this game at home.

Final Score: USC 27, Utah 29 (6-1, 4-1)

Tucson, AR. Arizona Wildcats. 8. 835. Pick Analysis. Oct 29. player. Scouting Report

USC is going to have their bye week to think about their loss to Utah the week before and then USC is going to have to face Arizona. The Wildcats were the worst team in the PAC-12 last season, but there is optimism that Jedd Fisch is going to turn things around in Tucson.

The Wildcats are going to bring in a solid recruiting class and will have a new quarterback in Washington State transfer Jayden De Laura.  However, that is not going to be enough for Arizona to pull off this big upset. Expect USC to come out motivated after their loss and handle the Wildcats with ease.

Final Score: USC 52, Arizona 14 (7-1, 5-1)

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