Though Stanford and Notre Dame may be the highest ranked teams on the USC football schedule, you can make a strong case that the toughest game of the year is on Saturday when the Trojans walk into Autzen Stadium to play the Oregon Ducks.
Much like the Trojans, Oregon stumbled out of the gate only to right the ship in the last month for a late shot at the Pac-12 Championship Game. The Ducks don’t control their own destiny like USC, but a win on Saturday would be their fifth in a row.
Here’s five things the Trojans must do to survive a daunting trip to Eugene:
Force Vernon Adams to beat you
It sounds counterproductive, given how good Adams has looked over the last few weeks, considering that his 207.