The No. 15 USC Trojans dropped their third game of the season on the road to the No. 7 Oregon Ducks by a final score of 42-27. USC's pass game was not the issue as freshman wide receiver Tanook Hines

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 trainwreck sequence gave USC a 14-point halftime deficit that would prove to be insurmountable; when the dust had settled, the Trojans trudged out of Eugene, Oregon, with a 42-27 loss and squandered hopes of competing in the College Football Playoff.

The No. 15 USC Trojans are 8-3, going 6-2 in Big Ten conference play. The Trojans are likely out of College Football Playoff contention, but still have one game

After another big-game loss, often-embattled USC football coach Lincoln Riley might be on the hot seat in Los Angeles.

Lincoln Riley was not in good spirits after the USC Trojans were humbled by the Oregon Ducks in Week 13. The loss, in all likelihood, eliminates the Trojans from CFP contention.

The No. 15 USC Trojans' aspirations of reaching the College Football Playoff came to a close on Saturday, as they fell 42-27 to the No. 7 Oregon Ducks in Eugene