USC quarterback Sam Darnold runs toward the end zone in the 1st quarter in the USC-Colorado game at the Coliseum on Oct. 8, 2016. (Photo by John McCoy, Los Angeles Daily News)
LOS ANGELES >> Notes and observations as USC gets a weekend off to root for Utah to lose to UCLA and help the Trojans’ Pacific-12 South Division title hopes.
• USC’s game against No. 5-ranked Washington on Nov. 5 looms as the biggest test on the Trojans’ schedule.
But the following week’s game against UCLA (3-4, 1-3) could have far bigger ramifications. USC (4-3, 3-2) is expected to lose at Washington.