So this is why Odds Shark listed the USC Trojans as 3.5-point favorites against the Utah Utes.
The last two weeks have been nothing but a bumpy roller-coaster ride for the Trojans, with former head coach Steve Sarkisian being fired in the process. The team can forget all of that now. USC came back to Los Angeles and put a beatdown on the No. 3-ranked Utes, 42-24.
Unranked to begin the season, Utah stormed into the Associated Press Top Five with wins over the Michigan Wolverines, Oregon Ducks and California Golden Bears. The Utes had the talent to run the table and represent the Pac-12 in the College Football Playoff, but a loss to an underachieving USC team may have ended the Utes' playoff dreams after quarterback Travis Wilson's four-interception day.