Fresno St. @ USC (Sat., 7:30 p.m. PT, ESPN)

[Greenblood]

While I realize that Jeff Tedford has done a fabulous job at his alma mater in his two years there, the Bulldogs have apparently lost quite a few key players from last year, so I have a hard time seeing an upset here. USC is about a 2 TD favorite, and if it struggles, that could be an early sign of a problematic season for the Trojans.

[StevensTechU]

Jorge Reyna gets the keys to the Fresno offense. Think of him as a really poor man's Vernon Adams. By that I mean he's a playmaker who doesn't necessarily operate well within the offense, but has a knack for making things happen with both his feet and his not-very-strong-arm (hence, poor man's VA). USC has veteran talent on offense but is very raw on defense. I see USC winning 34-17.

[karlhungis]

I think Fresno wins. This is the game that fires up the hot seat for Helton.

[greenyellow]

Looks like USC QB JT Daniels is out for the season with a torn ACL:

https://www.si.com/college-football/201 ... out-season

[Merganzer]

Looks like USC QB JT Daniels is out for the season with a torn ACL:

https://www.si.com/college-football/201 ... out-season

Nothing official, but KJ Costello, Stanford QB, left their game yesterday with a possible concussion. Could be a battle of back-ups when the Trojans host the Cardinal next Saturday.