Under other circumstances, a 24-20 road victory over a Khalil Tate-led Arizona team would feel like an accomplishment.
Unfortunately, Khalil Tate isn’t a Heisman candidate and Arizona isn’t contender for the Pac-12 South crown. So USC football’s close win in Tucson on Saturday night was far from a satisfying outcome.
Here are the five big takeaways from the Week 5 tilt…
USC needs to learn to blowout teams
The Arizona Wildcats are not a good football team. That much was clear on Saturday night. Despite their sort-of valiant attempt at a comeback, Kevin Sumlin’s outfit were no match for USC.