In 2016 we missed out on this match up when UCLA (5-5) QB Josh Rosen was lost for the year with a shoulder injury while USC (9-2) QB Sam Darnold got the hype train going with big wins over Washington and then a Rose Bowl game for the ages against Penn State.
2017 thankfully has provided us with potentially the final chance to watch these two duel it out one last time in college. There is the minuscule chance both could return to school for Rosen’s senior and Darnold’s junior year. However the likelier option is that these two won’t meet again until they’re both in the NFL.