It's a hot late-October afternoon in the Coliseum as USC and Utah warm up for a 4:30 pm kickoff.
The Trojans, 3-3 overall and 1-2 in the Pac-12 Conference, are six-point favorites over the undefeated Utes -- and yes, you read that correctly. Despite the coaching turnover, the turmoil and the losses, USC is the favorite as explained in this article from earlier this week in the Times.
It's hard to believe USC's last game in the Coliseum was a 17-12 loss to Washington two weeks ago and it was Steve Sarkisian's last game as head coach.