California Coach Sonny Dykes was already exhausted by the time he got on a teleconference with reporters Tuesday morning. His team had grinded through a grueling two-overtime game against Oregon last Friday. He didn’t have a good night’s sleep to look forward to before Thursday night’s game against USC either.
So when asked whether California’s short week of preparation, compared with USC coming off a bye week, would give the Trojans an unfair advantage, he was blunt.
“The schedule has just been a disaster,” Dykes said. “It’s been a mess. It’s been incredibly hard on our kids from an academic standpoint.