USC, UCLA battle for Pac-12 South title
The USC Trojans and the UCLA Bruins battle for the Pac-12 South title on Saturday as they square off in the Rose Bowl.
The USC Trojans and the UCLA Bruins battle for the Pac-12 South title on Saturday as they square off in the Rose Bowl.
Saturday's game between the USC Trojans and UCLA Bruins is expected to be a high-scoring affair, with an over/under at 66 points, according to the oddsmakers at OddsShark.com.
The USC Trojans marching band won't stab midfield prior to its pre-game performance Saturday before USC and UCLA face off in a crosstown rivalry, and that doesn't sit well with the band's drum major.
Trojans quarterback Matt Barkley on Thursday asked USC fans to practice sportsmanship in their battle with UCLA on Saturday.
UCLA head coach Jim Mora on Thursday addressed Bruins fans headed to the Rose Bowl on Saturday for their game against the crosstown rival Trojans.
The UCLA Bruins face the USC Trojans on Saturday in the latest edition of the annual rivalry. The Bruins haven't much success in recent years, and unless the Bruin secondary has more than a few tricks up its sleeve, that may continue.
The Bruins and Trojans will play Saturday for the right to represent the South Division in the Pac-12 Championship Game. But only UCLA has a scenario in which it could play host to the conference title tilt.
The USC quarterback joins the likes of Klein, Manual, McCarron and Smith as seniors and fourth-year juniors eligible for the award.
In advance of their matchup on Saturday, the UCLA Bruins and USC Trojans were ranked in the latest BlogPoll rankings from SB Nation.
The USC Trojans have agreed with a UCLA request to disallow the tradition of their drum major stabbing the field before the game.