After a sluggish start to the 2016 season, USC found it’s groove under head coach Clay Helton and gradually became one of the best teams in the whole country. Quarterback Sam Darnold has now joined Washington’s Jake Browning and Washington State’s Luke Falk as the conference’s best Heisman hopefuls but he’ll need some help in finding some team success to match the individual accolades. USC has work to do on their offensive line, as well as on the defensive side of things, where playmaking defensive back Adoree’ Jackson is gone. However, there’s no doubt that from this early vantage point, the Trojans look to be the conference’s best bet.
BTD’s Way-Too-Early 2017 Pac-12 Football Power Rankings
