So here USC football finds themselves again.
They are 5-4 entering the final three-game stretch of the season, with bowl eligibility still hanging in the balance.
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The Trojans may not repeat the mistakes of 2018, when they fell flat on their face by losing the last three contests. But they have already failed to correct many of the same issues which put them in that hole in the first place. So who knows.
It’s clear the fixes USC put in place—from staff changes to tweaks in practice—simply haven’t been effective when looking at four key stat rankings in 2019.