USC’s dress rehearsal is over. Now we’ll find out if the Trojans are for real

Source: nypost.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Right · Published: Sun, 13 Sep 2026 07:19:41 GMT

The preseason is over.  USC spent the first three weeks of its season doing exactly what a program with College Football Playoff aspirations should do against overmatched opponents: win, build confidence, develop young players and avoid disaster. Saturday night’s 49-30 victory over Louisiana at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum completed the assignment. Now tear it...

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