The Pac-12 may be eliminated from the College Football Playoff party, but there's still plenty on the line when USC (8-4) and Stanford (10-2) meet on Dec. 5 to determine the conference champion.
For Stanford, it's the opportunity to claim dominance over the conference. A win in this game would give the Cardinal three of the last four conference championships with a Pac-12 title game appearance in all but one of David Shaw's five seasons as head coach.
For USC, this is an opportunity to officially announce the return of the Trojans as the top team in the conference.