Reigning Pac–12 champion and 20th-ranked Utah faces a pivotal point Saturday in its pursuit of a second league title when the Utes host No. 7 Southern California in Salt Lake City.
The Utes (4–2, 2–1) suffered a mortal blow to their College Football Playoff chances last week in a 42-32 setback at UCLA. No team has made the field taking two defeats in the same season.
Utah can still repeat as conference champion, but another loss to another unbeaten team from Los Angeles would ruin those hopes, too.
The Trojans (6–0, 4–0) meanwhile overcame a sluggish offensive performance last week, but their defense shut out Washington State in the second half en route to a 30–14 win….