USC football morning report

Stat of the day: USC is 9-3 against Utah and 2-1 against the Utes in Salt Lake City.

USC, ranked 20th, plays 19th-ranked Utah on Saturday at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City.

The Trojans improved to 5-2 overall, 4-1 in Pac-12 Conference play after a 56-28 victory over Colorado at the Coliseum.

Utah -- 5-1, 2-1 -- needed double overtime to defeat Oregon State, 29-23, last Thursday in Corvallis, Ore.

In The Times:

• A look inside the College Football Playoff system
• Former players congratulate Cody Kessler on record-breaking performance

Around the Web:

• Javorius Allen “running toward success”
• California produces the most NFL players
• “Unbroken” movie trailer

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