TUCSON - A season of expectations fell flat quickly for Southern California, from an opening blowout loss to Alabama to a 0-2 start in the Pac-12.
Look at the Trojans now.
Finally starting to live up to some of the promise that followed them into the season, the Trojans moved back into the thick of the Pac-12 South race with a pair of impressive wins. Beat Arizona on Saturday night and they could end up being the favorites again.
“Right now we’re in a playoff mentality and every week is like a championship game and you’ve got to treat it that way in the Pac-12,” USC coach Clay Helton said.