USC craps out in Vegas, but Trojans were playing entirely with house money
by Sean Beckwith from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#66F5J)
If you told USC fans before the season that the eulogy for the Trojans' College Football Playoff hopes wouldn't be penned until after the conference title game, their reaction would've been euphoric. Though the first year under Lincoln Riley ended in disappointment - you don't come a win away from the CFP and feel...