Pac 12 Football Teams USC – UTAH
It is the first time that USC has played in Salt Lake City. Ever. Well at least, the first time in 95 years. Will the Utah Utes be intimidated? They say no, but after reeling from the speed of Arizona State and the blow-out loss, the last time the Utes played football 10 days ago, it is hard to believe that they just might have some doubts in the back of their mind. Welcome to mile-high (well not quite, its roughly 4200 feet in Salt Lake City, that is above sea level) Rice Eccles Stadium goes out to the Trojans who the Utes played tough last year in the Coliseum in Los Angeles.
The 13th-ranked USC Trojans get back to work this week, as they take on the Utah Utes in Pac-12 action on Thursday night in Salt Lake City.
Lane Kiffin’s Trojans had their sights set on a national title in 2012, but those aspirations took a huge hit with a Sept. 15 loss at Stanford (21-14). USC however, was able to get some distance between itself and that humbling loss with a 27-9 win over California the next week, heading in
to last week’s bye with some confidence.
Kyle Whittingham’s Utes are just 2-2 on the young season and also enter this game off a bye. The team has wins over Northern Colorado (41-0) and BYU (24-21) to its credit, but dropped a hard-fought 27-20 decision
to Utah State in overtime and most recently, opened Pac-12 play with a 37-7 drubbing at the hands of Arizona State back on Sept. 22.
USC Football: Utah Beats Trojans If In either case if the Trojans aren’t able to run the ball with sustained effectiveness it will be a very long night for Barkley as he tries to stay upright. The Utes want to be able to stop the run with their front four and avoid committing extra …
USC Football Traps: Thursdays, Bye Weeks, Shutouts and Night Games That said, in the all-time USC vs. Utah series, USC leads 7-3 with the last trip to Salt Lake City 95 years ago in 1917 where the Trojans emerged victorious by a score of 51-0. Utah last beat USC in the 2001 Las Vegas Bowl on Christmas Day during …
USC Football: Trojans’ Passing Game Woes Are Fixable When the Trojans take the field tomorrow night in Salt Lake City, they may or may not have Khaled Holmes lining up at center. Quite simply, his presence is imperative for hopes of getting the offense running at top speed in the fashion it’s expected to …
College Football Week 6 BlogPoll: Oregon State Leaps, Stanford Drops The USC Trojans couldn’t handle bye week well enough. They dropped a spot. The Stanford Cardinal plummeted ten spots from 8th to 18th after their tough loss to the Washington Huskies. The UCLA Bruins rose all the way from 28th to 24th after taking care …
Trojans and Utes square off in Thursday night affair The 13th-ranked USC Trojans get back to work this week, as they take on the Utah Utes in Pac-12 action on Thursday night in Salt Lake City. Lane Kiffin’s Trojans had their sights set on a national title in 2012, but those aspirations took a huge hit …