A USC victory would give the Trojans their first three-game winning streak of the season. Times staff writer Gary Klein examines the matchups and story lines:
Happy homecoming
Mike Garrett, the 1965 Heisman Trophy winner and former USC athletic director, is scheduled to be honored on the field in recognition of the 50th anniversary of his Heisman victory.
The feisty Garrett continues to have strong feelings about the NCAA, which cited USC for a "lack of institutional control" during his tenure and hit the athletic program with some of the most severe sanctions in college sports history.