Utah Visits Trojans For Pac-12's Inaugural Game
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The first game in Pac-12 history couldn't take place in a more ideal setting, or with more appropriate opponents.
Nobody on the West Coast personifies college football's old guard better than Southern California, and Utah embodies the upstarts.
The Utes perfected BCS-busting with wins in the Fiesta and Sugar bowls, finally earning permanent admission to the big-time with a decade of steady excellence. USC is the inningest program in conference history, with history and championships to spare.
Add the Hollywood spotlight of the venerable Coliseum, and the Pac-12 era should start with a bang on Saturday -- particularly if the Utes (1-0) can knock off the once-mighty Trojans (1-0).
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