Game rewind: UCLA
The set up: USC, fresh off a monumental win in Oregon the week before, played host to its crosstown rival UCLA for the city championship. Technically, the Pac-12 South Division title was on the line. While the Bruins had already clinched their status as south “representatives” because of the Trojans’ bowl ban, an upset of USC and they would claim the title outright. Earlier in the week, UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel provided some bulletin board material when he said the Bruins had “closed the gap” between the two teams.