ESPN's Pat Forde Believes USC Will Be Victorious Saturday

TUESDAY
In his weekly Forde-First Yard column, ESPN Columnist Pat Forde states his prediction for Saturday's game between Oregon and SC. Here it is in all of its glory:

Oregon (9) will lose at USC. This is a tougher call. There is little reason to doubt the Ducks other than the lack of a legitimate road test. But the Trojans looked as though they put it together against California and have had a week off to scheme for the Blur Offense. USC quarterback Matt Barkley (10) has been on fire the past two games and hasn't thrown an interception in three straight games, a key stat against Oregon's opportunistic secondary. The "GameDay" trap dynamic is at play here as well for a fourth straight week after taking down Alabama, Ohio State and Oklahoma.