USC rolls past Colorado, but loses Travis Dye to injury

Reeling from a 1-2 stretch where the Irish had averaged just 16 points per game, it was hard to imagine them stepping into Notre Dame Stadium Saturday and pulling away from anyone in the first half, much less No. 10 USC and reigning Heisman winner Caleb Williams. So fittingly, it was the Notre Dame defense that delivered an early knockout blow by…

The Review-Journal's Todd Dewey will track the biggest betting storylines every Saturday of the college football season. Colorado lost its second straight game Saturday after a 3-0 start under coach Deion Sanders that captivated the world of college football. But the Buffaloes, 22½-point home underdogs to Southern California, rallied for a cover in…

USC freshman wide receiver Zachariah Branch is not dressed out for Saturday's game against Colorado. The reason isn't apparent, as Branch has been healthy for all of USC's games this year. He traveled with the team and came out for warmups without pads, sporting sweatpants and his jersey. The No. 1 wide receiver in the class of 2023, Branch has…

The Athletic has live coverage of Deion Sanders and Colorado vs. USC in Week 5 college football action. The Colorado Buffaloes will try to bounce back from their first defeat when they host the USC Trojans on Saturday. The Trojans enter this game undefeated and around a three-touchdown favorite with everyone eager to see how Deion Sanders'…

The Colorado Buffaloes get another crack at an elite team when they host No. 8 USC on Saturday. The Buffaloes got a dose of reality last week, losing to Oregon 42-6 at Autzen Stadium. It was a reminder that while the program has come a long way from the 1-11 team we saw last year, Deion Sanders' squad still has a ways to go to catch up with the top…

Coach Prime and the Colorado Buffs got housed by Oregon in Week 4 and won't have it much easier this weekend against Caleb Williams and the USC Trojans. We break down the best bet and more in our USC vs. Colorado betting preview below. Coming off their first loss of the season, Coach Prime and the Colorado Buffaloes return home to the confines of…

Southern California stumbled through its first road test, laboring long enough to allow a beleaguered and battered underdog to hang around. TEMPE, Ariz. - Southern California stumbled through its first road test, laboring long enough to allow a beleaguered and battered underdog to hang around. The Trojans' defense stepped up first. Then Caleb…

A seven-win improvement from one year to the next was impressive last season for the USC Trojans. This year, the expectations and goals are even higher. Led by Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams and head coach Lincoln Riley, the Trojans are aiming not only for a Pac-12 title, but a spot in the College Football Playoff. This summer, BuffZone will…

USC sophomore quarterback Caleb Williams could not do much to change the result of his team's 46-45 loss to Tulane in the 87th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic Monday afternoon in Arlington, Texas. The Trojans' signal caller starred with 462 passing yards and five touchdowns, the most in Cotton Bowl history. But even though he and USC's offense had 594…

When: 12 p.m. today AT&T Stadium (ESPN) Last meeting: USC defeated Tulane 20-13 on Dec. 21, 1946 What's at stake? Two years from now, this might've been a first round matchup in a 12-team, expanded College Football Playoff. Instead, it'll be a postseason consolation prize for one team, and a chance to cap off a magical season for the other. USC and…

The No. 4 USC Trojans (11-1) and the No. 12 Utah Utes (9-3) will meet in the Pac-12 Championship Game on Friday, December 2, 2022. In their last game, the Trojans defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 38-27. Their last time out, the Utes won 63-21 over the Colorado Buffaloes. Caleb Williams threw for 232 yards, with one touchdown and no…

Caleb Williams entered Saturday's game against Notre Dame with an unexpected additional storyline swirling around him. With C.J. Stroud and Ohio State losing to Michigan, it seemed like the Heisman Trophy was suddenly Williams' to lose. And he did nothing to relinquish his grip in USC's 38-27 win over Notre Dame. Williams was sensational,…

Trick play results in penalty for USC, leads to field goal Caleb Williams has thrown a touchdown pass and he almost had a chance to catch one. The Trojans ran a fun trick play on second-and-goal from the five yard line that featured a handoff to Austin Jones, who gave the ball to Mario Williams on a reverse. Mario Williams reared back to pass to…

USC Trojans (9-1) vs. UCLA Bruins (8-2) November 19, 2022 8:00 pm EDT The Line: UCLA Bruins+1.5 / USC Trojans -1.5; Over/Under: +73.5 (Click here for latest betting odds) The UCLA Bruins and USC Trojans clash Saturday in week 12 Pac-12 college football action from the Rose Bowl. The USC Trojans will look to build on their 55-17 beatdown win over…

USC dominates Colorado, but Travis Dye is expected to miss remainder of season The final dress rehearsal was dragging, the last kinks still being ironed out ahead of next week's consequential crosstown showdown, when Tuli Tuipulotu burst around the edge and closed the curtains on Colorado himself. Little about the past month, outside of the No. 8…

The lowly Colorado Buffaloes will make the trek to take on the USC Trojans in a Friday night Pac-12 after-dark college football matchup. With that said, we are continuing our college football odds series and making our Colorado-USC prediction and pick. Colorado has suffered through some lean years recently, making one bowl appearance since their…

USC's offense continues to dominate and we certainly shouldn't expect anything different against Colorado, the worst team in the Pac-12. And while the Buffaloes' offense isn't great, they should produce enough points to help USC send this Over the total. The No. 8 USC Trojans look to continue their success with a home matchup against the Pac-12's…

One of the top QBs in college football will be on display when Caleb Williams and the USC Trojans (7-1) host the Colorado Buffaloes (1-8) on Friday, November 11, 2022. In their last game, the Trojans won 41-35 over the California Golden Bears. The Buffaloes are coming off of a loss to the Oregon Ducks by the score of 49-10. Williams had 360 yards…

Pac-12 opponents will battle when the No. 8 USC Trojans (7-1) meet the Colorado Buffaloes (1-8). The Trojans, listed at -34 on the spread, serve as host on November 11, 2022 at 9:30 PM ET on FS1 against the Buffaloes. Sportsbooks have installed a total of 66 points for the contest. The betting trends in this article reference odds valid as of…

Logan Diggs and Audric Estime each rushed for over 100 yards and Notre Dame got touchdowns from all three aspects of its team Saturday night as it routed No. 4 Clemson 35-14 in South Bend, Ind. Diggs collected a game-high 114 yards on 17 carries, while Estime rushed for 104 yards on 18 attempts, including a 2-yard touchdown 23 seconds into the…

USC is 4-2 ATS this season but 1-4 ATS in its last five on the road dating back to last season. The Trojans won the last meeting in Salt Lake City 33-17 in 2020, covering as a 1-point favorite. The game has gone over the total in five of the last seven meetings, and another was a push. USC improved to 6-0 for the first time since 2006 with a 30-14…

The Washington State Cougars, led by quarterback Cameron Ward, meet the No. 6 ranked University of Southern California Trojans, led by quarterback Caleb Williams, in an NCAA Week 6 Pac-12 college football game on Saturday, October 8, 2022 (10/8/2022) at Los Angeles Coliseum. Fans can watch the game for free via a trial of DirecTV…

Conference play continued for the Pac-12 and its teams in Week 5 of the season, and there was plenty of stellar quarterback play to enjoy. USC and quarterback Caleb Williams survived a late comeback attempt from Shedeur and Deion Sanders' Colorado Buffaloes, and the Washington Huskies won a close one over the Arizona Wildcats. Oregon dominated…