USC's Korey Foreman's interception kept the Trojans' College Football Playoff hopes alive Saturday. Here are takeaways from USC's win over rival UCLA.
— presumably against Oregon — there’s every reason to believe that USC will be among the last four standing in the playoff race two weeks from now.
It has Tennessee, in part, to thank for that. The No. 5 Volunteers came completely unraveled against South Carolina, as Riley’s old quarterback at Oklahoma, Spencer Rattler, threw for six touchdowns. To make matters worse for Tennessee, it might have lost its own star quarterback, Hendon Hooker, for the foreseeable future. Its CFP dreams are done.
One of Michigan or Ohio State will lose next week, leaving a one-loss, top-tier Big Ten team that could have a compelling case over a one-loss Pac-12 champion. Texas Christian also remains undefeated after slipping past Baylor, with a tough Big 12 matchup against Kansas State awaiting in the conference title game.
The field is narrowing, and USC finds itself in an excellent position amid the chaos. It has just one job from here: Win out.USC kicker Denis Lynch converts a field goal in the game against Fresno State at the Coliseum on Sept. 17.lined up for a 49-yard field goal just before halftime Saturday, he’d already missed two critical kicks. One a botched 32-yarder, in which he appeared to kick the holder’s hand. And another from 33, less than a minute before this attempt.
In a 48-45 win, it would be the difference. Yet the two misses beforehand shouldn’t be forgotten either. It was the second game in the last month in which Lynch has missed two kicks. He’s made just two-thirds of his attempts this season, which ranks among the worst success rates for any FBS kicker.Lynch’s job doesn’t appear to be in jeopardy just yet. But with two critical weeks ahead, it’s fair to wonder if USC can rely on its kicker in the consequential moments to come.
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