USC Football: Trojans Face Toughest Remaining Schedule In NCAA
The USC Trojans have opened their season on a solid note and have the look of a title-contending team. They entered the season with title aspirations and have done nothing to counter that thought so far.
USC has dominated their opponents to open the year, but their defense has been the talk of the town of late. After a shaky performance against Arizona State and Colorado, the Trojans defense started to look like they did last season when they were the weak point on the team.
But as the season goes on, the defense will need to improve. As we get deeper into the season, things don't get any easier for the Trojans, as they have the hardest remaining schedule in the country.
“Tough slate for Trojans: No team in the country has a harder remaining strength of schedule than USC, per FPI. That's why it's down at just a 19% chance to reach the playoff despite a 4-0 start and potential Heisman candidate at QB”
The Trojans will head home to take on the Arizona Wildcats next weekend. Things get really tough for them, as they will face the Utah Utes and Notre Dame Fighting Irish in back-to-back weeks.
They also have to travel to Autzen Stadium in late November to take on the Oregon Ducks and will host the Washing Huskies as well. And to top it all off, they take on UCLA to end the season, and that game won't be easy with the Bruins looking much better this season.
USC may be unable to afford to drop a game if they want to make the College Football Playoff, so they will need to tighten things up down the stretch of the season. If they really want to reach their goals, they will have to battle, but they also wouldn't want it any other way.
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