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Ohio State Stays No. 1 as Michigan Climbs and USC Slides
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We finally know when Saturday's regular season finale between the Trojans and the Bruins at the Coliseum will start
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USC-Oregon is a pivotal matchup Saturday in Eugene, while Michigan's narrow win over Northwestern last week kept the Wolverines in the playoff conversation. USC's rain-soaked win over Iowa was effectively a playoff elimination game for the Trojans, and similar stakes accompany their Week 13 clash with the Ducks.
The Big Ten conference is looking to make significant changes, proposing a private capital deal for a large investment. The deal will bring in funds for each Big Ten school, but the USC Trojans are one of two programs pushing against the deal.
Ohio State and Indiana continue to lead the Big Ten chase for the conference championship game, but Oregon kept alive its hopes for that game with the win today. At 7-1 in conference game, the Ducks can cheer for some chaos next week, while also doing their best to beat the rival Washington Huskies.
Michigan football appears in Big Ten title game in 3 of 7 possible scenarios, but must upset No. 1 Ohio State, first. Here are tiebreaker scenarios.
The No. 15 USC Trojans lost to No. 7 Oregon Ducks on Nov. 22 in a rivalry match with postseason implications. The stakes were high, with CFP contention in play