USC, in danger of losing three games in a row for the first time since 2012, plays third-ranked Utah in a Pac-12 Conference South game at the Coliseum. Times staff writer Gary Klein examines the matchups and story lines:
Inspired Ute
Utah defensive lineman Kylie Fitts, who transferred from UCLA and sat out before the 2014 season, has history with USC and no doubt would like to play well against the Trojans.
Fitts graduated early from Redlands East Valley High in December 2012 with the intention of enrolling at USC in January 2013. But a few days before he and other recruits were scheduled to arrive on campus, Fitts was shopping with his mother for dorm supplies when recruiting coordinator Ed Orgeron called and informed him that he had to wait until summer because a Trojans senior failed to graduate, leaving USC at its then-maximum of 75 players.