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USC football news roundup: ESPN FPI projects Trojans’ playoff hopes

We have good news and bad news for USC football’s playoff hopes.

The good news? The Trojans have the 14th-best percentage chance of reaching the playoff for the 2020 season, according to ESPN’s Football Power Index.

The bad news? That chance is just five percent.

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The favorites to make the playoff include Clemson (81%), Ohio State (64%), Alabama (59%) and Wisconsin (33%).

The Pac-12’s best shot at getting in lies with Oregon with a 22 percent chance. That’s demonstratively better than USC, though the Ducks at least have a recent track record of winning the conference.