USC Football: 3 Reasons why the Trojans will beat Utah

Whilst much of the media buzz this week has surrounded around FOX’s Big Noon Saturday matchup between Ohio State and Penn State from the ‘Shoe, it’s FOX’s primetime game slot that’ll be featuring an equally, if not more,  impactful fixture in USC football against Utah.

Both squads are nationally ranked, and in contention for a Pac-12 title and a College Football playoff berth.  However, because the Trojans and Utes are already sitting on a loss, unlike the two Big Ten teams, this matchup has essentially become a CFP elimination game.  Thus, this fixture from the City of Angels is a must-watch for college football enthusiasts across the nation.  Here are three reasons why Southern California will beat Utah.

Caleb Williams will return to Heisman form

Last Saturday was a complete dumpster fire for USC in South Bend.  Caleb Williams suffered his worst defeat in what was his poorest performance as a collegiate student-athlete.  Both he and his offensive line succumbed, rather instantly, to the pressure provided by the Fighting Irish defense.  It was ugly. It was uncharacteristic. It was shockingly bad. It was three interceptions and two fumbles lost en route to a 48-20 drubbing.

Now a week later, USC finds itself in a similar situation to that of rivals Notre Dame.  Wounded and hosting a ranked rival (I’m considering Utah as a recent rival due to the Utes providing two of USC’s three losses from a year ago). Thus, it’s show-up time for Caleb and company, if they want to keep any hopes of a possible CFP berth alive.

With that said, I fully expect Caleb to bounce back against the Utes, putting in a typically virtuoso performance.  The Heisman incumbent will be dropping dimes downfield to playmaking wideouts Zachariah Branch, Mario Williams, Kyron Hudson, Brendon Rice, and more.  Before you know it, we’ll all be signing Williams’ praises once again, with the Notre Dame nightmare fading in his rearview mirror.