Arizona State and USC will clash in the season opener as PAC-12 football returns this week.
Last season, USC burst out of the gate with several first quarter touchdowns and held on to beat ASU and backup quarterback Joey Yellen 31-26. Yellen, who was making his first start that day in Tempe, led an inspiring second half comeback and finished his day with four touchdown passes.
The Sun Devils will return to Southern California this year, the site where they captured a 38-35 victory in 2018. USC opens this game as a double-digit favorite, but this game should be much closer than the favorable spread for the Trojans indicates.