USC vs Northwestern Prediction: The Trojan Push For the CFP

At 6-2, USC is still knee deep in the hunt for the Big Ten title and College Football Playoff hunt - one of the losses was to Notre Dame. But it needs some help - it doesn’t play Indiana or Ohio State - and it has to step up its game.

It struggled on the road - it took too much work to get by Nebraska last week - but it’s been fantastic at home. It gets three of its last four in Los Angeles with Iowa next and UCLA to close, but it still has to go to Oregon.

Northwestern is still looking for that sixth win and bowl eligibility after losing to Nebraska two weeks ago. It doesn’t have it easy with Michigan, Minnesota, and at Illinois to close, but winning this would be extra sweet.

USC is 5-0 in the series, with the last meeting starring Keyshawn Johnson in the 1996 Rose Bowl.

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