USC injury report: GAME-TIME DECISION: DE Nick Figueroa (lower leg), DT Jamar Sekona (arm); QUESTIONABLE: DT Ishmael Sopsher (compartment syndrome); OUT: WR Drake London (ankle fracture)
USC wins if: The Trojan receivers step up in London’s absence and win one-on-one matchups to take pressure off the run game and allow Ingram to rush for over 150 yards again. … USC makes fewer mental mistakes than Arizona State, which leads the Pac-12 with 9.25 penalties per game. … The USC front seven puts pressure on ASU QB Jayden Daniels, sacking him three times and holding him below 50 rushing yards.
Arizona State injury report: PROBABLE: S Evan Fields, RB Rachaad White (leg)
Arizona State wins if: The Sun Devils can buck the trends of their two-game losing streak, in which they turned the ball over six times and allowed 56 unanswered points across the two games. … The Sun Devils get White back and punish USC in the ground game, rushing for close to 250 yards. … Arizona State makes the USC offense one-dimensional, either taking away the run or pass game.
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