Odd years have been rewarding for Clay Helton’s USC football program. They won the Pac-12 South in both 2015 and 2017. Can they repeat the pattern with a division crown in 2019?
It won’t be easy, given a laundry list of deficiencies stemming from last year’s 5-7 season. Not to mention a division featuring defending champ Utah, upstart UCLA, high-flying Khalil Tate, Herm Edwards and a potent Colorado offense.
It’s time for the Reign of Troy staff to chime in with Pac-12 South picks…
Alicia de Artola: Utah is rightly the favorite to win the Pac-12 South to start the season.