Let’s play college football committee. You’re on the committee. You’ve got to compare 5-0 Ohio State with 4-0 Southern Cal.
On some level, the committee is doing that this week. And the committee no doubt will come out with Ohio State ranked somewhere in the top five, probably fourth, and USC ranked somewhere in the second 10, probably around 15.
But why? What is the difference?
USC has beaten Arizona State and Washington State in the LA Coliseum, plus Utah and Arizona on the road. The Trojans routed Utah and WSU but needed late rallies to beat the Arizona teams.