The USC Trojans were on the brink of a College Football Playoff appearance in Year 4 under Head Coach Lincoln Riley, heading into Eugene, Oregon, to face their bitter rival, the Ducks, in their first rivalry game in Big Ten competition on Saturday.

The No. 15 USC Trojans suffered a loss against the No. 7 Oregon Ducks, falling to 8-3, and the Trojans will next face their cross-town rivals, the UCLA Bruins. The Trojans face interesting betting odds for their final regular season game.

Notre Dame used a late comeback to shock rival USC and bounce back from last week's disappointing result against Michigan.

Here's a look at USC's potential path to the College Football Playoff heading into its Week 13 game against Oregon.

The No. 15 USC Trojans are coming off a 42-27 loss to the No. 7 Oregon Ducks, and the UCLA Bruins face a three-loss Washington team. For their final game of the

On Saturday, the USC football team fell 42-27 to Oregon in Eugene. With the loss, the Trojans fell to 8-3 on the season and were eliminated from the Big Ten and College Football Playoff races. Following the game, USC head coach Lincoln Riley spoke to the media about the loss. Here are some of the highlights of what he had to say:

The Oregonian/OregonLive reached out to USC beat reporter Ryan Kartje ( @RyanKartje on X) of the Los Angeles Times to pose five questions about the Trojans and get a prediction. 1) Where has Jayden Maiava made the most improvement throughout the season?

USC erased a 21-7 deficit against Iowa to come away with a 26-21 win to keep the Trojans' College Football Playoff hopes alive.

Last week, USC was ranked No. 16 in the college football USA TODAY US LBM Coaches Poll. Following Saturday's 42-27 loss to Oregon, the Trojans dropped four spots in the poll, and are now ranked No. 20.