Utah overwhelmed Idaho State, USC lost to BYU and the chances of the Utes beating the Trojans in the Los Angeles Coliseum this week became … worse?
The cold calculations of ESPN’s Football Power Index must be swayed emotionally by history. In response to Saturday’s evidence, the FPI slightly lowered Utah’s hopes of defeating USC to 42.1%.
It will be a fun subject all week, how the Utes haven't won a football game in Los Angeles since before the historic Coliseum was built. That 103-year history, following a 1916 victory over the Trojans at nearby Fiesta Park, disregards how Utah has visited USC only four times since 1948.