USC's Lynn Swann said this week his Trojans and West Coast teams will have to schedule tougher, in part, because of their geographic location.
The athletic director took part in a Q&A with the Press-Telegram to discuss USC football, the Pac-12 and the College Football Playoff.
The Trojans finished 11-3 and 8-1 in the conference with a 31-28 win over Stanford in the Pac-12 Championship Game. However, it wasn't enough to make the CFP Final Four.
"I'm not so much worried about fair consideration as the realities," Swann said when asked if USC got fair consideration.