USC’s game against Oregon on Saturday postponed

Utah’s Pelle Larsson, center, is surrounded by USC players during the second half on Jan. 2 at the Galen Center.Less than a week after a false positive coronavirus test forced USC to postpone one Pac-12 game, COVID-19 issues at Oregon have claimed another.

USC won’t play Oregon on Saturday as scheduled, because of COVID-19 protocols within Oregon’s program, leaving the Trojans with two postponed games to pack into just five remaining weeks of the regular season.

That won’t be easy, especially as USC, currently in second place in the Pac-12, enters a crucial stretch of its schedule with a chance to climb into the conference lead. UCLA is only 1½ games ahead of USC in the Pac-12, with a crucial…