Coming into the bye week, the USC Trojans currently holds a 3-2 record with losses to Stanford and Texas and victories over UNLV, Washington State, and Arizona. Depending on who you are and how you had the team before the season, you’re either disappointed or expected a 3-2 record heading into the bye week. Much of the unhappiness isn’t with the team’s record, but it’s how they’re performing through the last 5 games.
USC looked like a team that appears to be trending in the wrong direction and there are multiple factors that contributes to this.