USC football faces important contests in the Pac-12. Alabama matters less. (Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)
USC football’s most important game for 2020 is in the Pac-12, not against Alabama.
Out of conference matchups against top-tier opposition can be tons of fun, and involve great hurt. USC football knows that well.
The Trojans were masters of dishing out the hurt during the Pete Carroll era and even followed up with some epic victories over Ohio State and Texas in the last decade.
They’ve also felt the sting of defeat against the likes of Alabama.