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Nov 18 • 7 tweets • 5 min read
Counting down to #USC-#UCLA: @BillPlaschke's predicting a UCLA upset. What do our @latimessports panelists think? Join us before the game as we get you set for Trojans-Bruins!

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For USC and UCLA, like the rest of the national football landscape, change has been slow.

This is why it's significant that Saturday marks the first time in this rivalry game that both schools will start Black quarterbacks.

From @BillPlaschke:
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.@BillPlaschke: “This is when UCLA knocks USC’s lights out.” latimes.com/sports/story/2…
Who is going to the Pac-12 championship game? Map out your own path with this interactive game from @thucnhi21: latimes.com/sports/ucla/st…
“You worry about, like, is he as tough? Can he take shots over the middle? What’s the durability going to be like?”

Two NFL team scouts opened their notebooks to give some honest appraisals of @uscfb
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@UCLAFootball's top players. latimes.com/sports/story/2…
Bill McGovern’s absence has left UCLA’s defensive assistants to devise the game plan for nearly a month.

UCLA’s pass defense struggles could be especially problematic when the Bruins face the Trojans, needing a win to sustain their conference title hopes.
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Of the 44 projected offensive and defensive starters for Saturday’s game at the Rose Bowl, 23 were at one point plucked from the portal. There may not be two college football contenders more transformed by the NCAA transfer portal than USC and UCLA. latimes.com/sports/story/2…

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We're talking USC-UCLA! Join us before the game as we get you set for Trojans-Bruins.

There may not be two schools more transformed by the NCAA transfer portal than USC and UCLA - 23 of 44 projected starters were plucked from the portal.

How does that affect this crosstown rivalry? latimes.com/sports/story/2…
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