The latest chapter of the bitter rivalry between the USC Trojans and the UCLA Bruins will be written on Saturday as the two face off for the Victory Bell at the

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.

Here's a look at USC's potential path to the College Football Playoff heading into its Week 13 game against Oregon.

Aaron Fentress of The Oregonian/OregonLive and George Wrighster, host of the Unafraid Show, discuss the latest news and trends surrounding the Oregon Ducks.

The USC Trojans' offense came out swinging, but flamed out down the stretch in their 42-27 loss to the Oregon Ducks. Jayden Maiava had an up-and-down day in what was arguably his biggest start as the Trojans' quarterback.

EUGENE, OR - Oregon football is a step closer to competing in another College Football Playoff with a 42-27 win over No. 16 USC on Saturday.

USC Trojans Defensive Tackle Devan Thompkins, coach Lincoln Riley, and quarterback Dante Moore discusses the sequence that caused game separation. Riley talks about small things that led them to their loss but he emphasized that the game seemed even for most of it.

The No. 16 USC Trojans (8-2, 6-1 Big Ten) and No. 5 Oregon Ducks (9-1, 6-1) meet Saturday at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET (CBS). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NCAA football odds around the USC vs. Oregon odds and make our expert college football picks and predictions for the best bets.

Allen passed the Trojans 50 yards in 31 seconds, leaving 5 seconds on the clock at the Morrilton 30-yard line. Allen scrambled, then threw a prayer into the Devil Dogs' end zone where the ball was knocked away from a triple-covered receiver.

Oregon faces the enormous challenge of a motivated opponent while coming off a costly, emotional win on Senior Day versus USC, a game that sent Isaiah World, Alex Harkey and Iapani Laloulu to the sideline joining a legion of walking wounded on a decimated two-deep.