Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson played it safe on the final day of minicamp, resting his sore right shoulder.

West Virginia becomes bowl eligible with a 37-7 victory over BYU.

The Broncos kept the game close against a ranked opponent until the final minutes of the contest, but redshirt junior quarterback Jack Salopek struggled in his third career start, throwing three costly interceptions while finishing 6 of 18 passing for 99 yards.

MJ Devonshire returned a tipped pass 56 yards for a touchdown with 2:58 remaining and No. 17 Pittsburgh beat West Virginia 38-31 on Thursday night in the return of the Backyard Brawl.

Pitt and West Virginia renew one of college football's oldest rivalries this week when “The Backyard Brawl” returns.

Alabama looked beatable.

The Pac-12 says it will stand pat with its membership and not look to add schools to the 12-team conference, making it highly unlikely the Big 12 schools being left behind by Texas and Oklahoma will find new Power Five homes.

USC reached the Oregon 49, but the Ducks' pass rush prevented Slovis from getting off a Hail Mary. Brown’s first throw for the Ducks was a TD pass to Redd on Oregon’s opening drive. USC earned its spot in the title game by going unbeaten with three late comeback victories along the way. Shough hit Johnson with a 16-yard TD pass in the second quarter before Stepp’s 1-yard TD run capped USC’s 80-yard drive in response. Brown hit Dye with a short TD pass to finish a drive that consumed half of the third quarter.

Southern California wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, right, catches a touchdown over Washington State defensive back Armani Marsh during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Los Angeles, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)LOS ANGELES – Kedon Slovis and Amon-Ra St. Brown kept grinding in practice while No. When the Trojans and Washington State finally got the green light Sunday night, Slovis and St. Brown roared right through it for a record-setting start to a blowout win. St. Brown caught four touchdown passes from Slovis in a spectacular first quarter, and unbeaten USC cruised to a 38-13 victory over the Cougars. “We don’t like being away from football for so long, but I think the days away helped us get our legs back underneath us,” St. Brown said.

20 USC beat Arizona 34-30 on Saturday. “A lot of teams would like to be in that position.”USC (2-0, 2-0 Pac-12) was outplayed by Arizona State last week before scoring two touchdowns in the final three minutes of a 28-27 victory. Another drive into the red zone, another trip without points. “That's the bottom line.”THE TAKEAWAYUSC played undisciplined at times and was disjointed at times on offense, particularly in the red zone. Against Arizona, the Trojans struggled with penalties and capitalizing in the red zone.

20 Southern California rallied from a late 13-point deficit for a 28-27 victory over Arizona State on Saturday in the Pac-12's long-delayed season opener. Bru McCoy caught a deflected 26-yard TD pass with 2:52 left for the Trojans (1-0), and Max Williams recovered the onside kick. USC's defense then stopped Arizona State (0-1) on downs near midfield with 50 seconds left to preserve an astonishing comeback for perpetually embattled coach Clay Helton's team. New Arizona State co-defensive coordinator Marvin Lewis also was on the verge of a resilient debut before the Trojans broke through. “I don’t think we were out of gas,” Arizona State safety Evan Fields said.

(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)The final major college football conference to begin its season gets going Saturday. The Pac-12 kicks off at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) with Arizona State at No. Instead of Pac-12 after dark it’s Pac-12 for lunch. The Hawkeyes will try to avoid that in this unique conference-only season at home against Michigan State. Arkansas State also had a marquee upset early in the season, beating Kansas State.

ATLANTA Georgia has picked up another high-profile transfer to compete for its starting quarterback job, landing former Southern California starter JT Daniels. Daniels started for the Trojans in 2018, but lost his job to Kedon Slovis after going down last season with a knee injury. He announced Thursday that hes heading to Georgia, which is seeking a replacement for three-year starter Jake Fromm. Daniels won the starting job again out of camp last summer in new offensive coordinator Graham Harrells up-tempo scheme, but the sophomore tore a ligament in his knee in the Trojans season opener against Fresno State. Slovis stepped into the starting job and excelled in Harrells offense as a freshman, passing for 3,502 yards with 30 touchdowns and nine interceptions.

BERKELEY, Calif. USC clinched bowl game eligibility last weekend with a hold-your-breath, 31-26 victory at Arizona State that turned down the heat slightly on head coach Clay Helton's future. The Trojans, who still have their sights set on a possible Pac-12 South title, play their final road game of the season Saturday night when they travel to California. 9 Utah by a half-game in the South Division but holds the head-to-head tiebreaker by virtue of a 30-23 victory over the Utes. Senior linebacker Evan Weaver continued his stellar season with 10 tackles and leads the nation with an average of 15.2 tackles per game. PREDICTION: USC 27, Cal 17

The Trojans, who now find themselves in a tie for second place with crosstown rival UCLA, will try to rebound on Saturday afternoon when they visit Arizona State. ABOUT ARIZONA STATE (5-3, 2-3)True freshman quarterback Jayden Daniels has completed 135-of-223 passes for 1,902 yards, 11 TDs and two interceptions while also rushing for 273 yards and three more scores. USC leads the series with Arizona State, 21-13, and has won three of the last four meetings, but the Sun Devils won last year's contest at the Coliseum, 38-35. Arizona State has 11 fumble recoveries this season which is tied for third nationally. PREDICTION: USC 27, Arizona State 21

The Trojans also could be the last obstacle for the Ducks, who own a 2 1/2 game lead in the North Division, from completing a 11-1 regular-season campaign. Our operation and our process is working because it's as simple as, this is the most important game of the year because it's the next game." USC leads the series 38-20-2 but Oregon has won four of the last six meetings. In 13 career Pac-12 road games (12 starts), Herbert has thrown 30 touchdown passes and just two interceptions. PREDICTION: USC 31, Oregon 27

NOTRE DAME, Ind. LINE: Notre Dame -11Irish senior quarterback Ian Book hopes to match last year's meeting when he threw for 352 yards and a pair of touchdowns in a 24-17 victory while the Notre Dame defense bent, but didn't break, against USC's three talented receivers. "You just have to stay disciplined," Slovis, who has completed 77.9 percent of his passes for 732 yards, told the Los Angeles Times. Notre Dame senior DL Julian Okwara has four sacks combined in the last two games after being shut out the first three. PREDICTION: Notre Dame 34, USC 24More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

Hunter Bryant #1 of the Washington Huskies looks on against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors in the fourth quarter during their game at Husky Stadium on September 14, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. The Huskies, who begin the week tied for fourth in the Pac-12 North, can ill afford another slip-up in conference play when they welcome 25th-ranked USC on Saturday afternoon. LINE: Washington -10The Trojans are already off to a 2-0 start in conference play and come in off a an impressive 30-23 home win over preseason conference favorite Utah on Friday night. Washington hasn't allowed an opponent to score more than 35 points in a game since a 44-30 loss at UCLA in 2014, a streak of 60 straight games. PREDICTION: Washington 28, USC 21More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

Washington State defeated Utah 28-24. Whether Helton can survive or not will likely be determined during a tough three-game stretch starting with Friday night's home game against No. "I told our guys in the team meeting right off the bat, I think this is going to be a big man's game," Helton said. USC is 8-1 all-time against Utah in Los Angeles and has won the last eight in a row. PREDICTION: Utah 27, USC 24More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

"I tried to tell you," first-year USC offensive Graham Harrell told the Los Angeles Times. "You definitely want to enjoy (the win over Tennessee) but after today we have to lock down and get focused on USC," Williams told the Deseret News. USC leads the series with BYU, 2-0. The Trojans are 82-30-8 (71.7 percent) in road openers not including one win vacated due to NCAA penalty. Griffin's father is rapper and hip-hop producer Warren G.PREDICTION: USC 38, BYU 27More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

23 Stanford and USC will face off for the 99th time on Saturday night when they open Pac-12 Conference play at the refurbished Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. LINE: USC -2.5The Cardinal lost starting left tackle Walker Little, a first team All-Pac-12 choice in 2018, to an apparent leg injury in their 17-7 win over Northwestern and also could be without starting quarterback K.J. is still questionable right now," Stanford coach David Shaw said at his weekly news conference Tuesday. The Trojans hold a 62-33-3 series lead over the Cardinal but have won just four the last 12 meetings. PREDICTION: USC 17, Stanford 14More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.