The schedule is becoming increasingly more difficult for USC. Now with Big Ten play set to begin, the Trojans are going to face their biggest test to this point.
Even so, Purdue is not exactly a team that has expectations or hope of making the College Football Playoff. Still, there is a challenge when facing a BIG team on the road.
There is an element of fortune that has played out for USC in terms of the schedule that does have to be acknowledged. With many significantly more difficult tests to come, each of the three games represents an increase in difficulty for the Trojans.