The USC Trojans’ 2023 football season begins this weekend with a Week 0 matchup against San Jose State.
The expectations are through the roof for the Trojans, and they are a popular pick to win the Pac-12 and make the College Football Playoff.
Don Smalley and Zachary Neel of Ducks Wire, Jack Carlough of Buffaloes Wire, and Matt Zemek and Matt Wadleigh of Trojans Wire put together a round-table prediction for the season.
Here are the game-by-game picks for the USC Trojans, and there is a common theme: The Trojans are going to be really good this college football season.
WEEK 0: SAN JOSE STATE
Don Smalley: Win
Zachary Neel: Win
Matt Zemek: Win
Jack Carlough: Win
Matt Wadleigh: Win
WEEK 1: NEVADA
Don Smalley: Win
Zachary Neel: Win
Matt Zemek: Win
Jack Carlough: Win
Matt Wadleigh: Win
WEEK 2: STANFORD
Don Smalley: Win
Zachary Neel: Win
Matt Zemek: Win
Jack Carlough: Win
Matt Wadleigh: Win
WEEK 4: ARIZONA STATE
Don Smalley: Win
Zachary Neel: Win
Matt Zemek: Win
Jack Carlough: Win
Matt Wadleigh: Win
WEEK 5: COLORADO
Don Smalley: Win
Zachary Neel: Win
Matt Zemek: Win
Jack Carlough: Win
Matt Wadleigh: Win
WEEK 6: ARIZONA
Don Smalley: Win
Zachary Neel: Win
Matt Zemek: Win
Jack Carlough: Win
Matt Wadleigh: Win
WEEK 7: NOTRE DAME
Don Smalley: Win
Zachary Neel: Loss
Matt Zemek: Win
Jack Carlough: Win
Matt Wadleigh: Win
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WEEK 8: UTAH
Don Smalley: Win
Zachary Neel: Win
Matt Zemek: Win
Jack Carlough: Win
Matt Wadleigh: Loss
WEEK 9: CALIFORNIA
Don Smalley: Win
Zachary Neel: Win
Matt Zemek: Win
Jack Carlough: Win
Matt Wadleigh: Win
WEEK 10: WASHINGTON
Don Smalley: Win
Zachary Neel: Win
Matt Zemek: Win
Jack Carlough: Win
Matt Wadleigh: Win
WEEK 11: OREGON
Don Smalley: Loss
Zachary Neel: Win
Matt Zemek: Loss
Jack Carlough: Loss
Matt Wadleigh: Win
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WEEK 12: UCLA
Don Smalley: Win
Zachary Neel: Win
Matt Zemek: Win
Jack Carlough: Win
Matt Wadleigh: Win
ZACHARY NEEL, DUCKS WIRE
Zachary Neel of Ducks Wire has USC going 11-1 in its 12-game schedule.
DON SMALLEY, DUCKS WIRE
Smalley has USC going 11-1.
JACK CARLOUGH, BUFFALOES WIRE
Carlough has USC going 11-1.
MATT WADLEIGH, TROJANS AND BUFFALOES WIRE
Wadleigh has USC going 11-1. Sense a trend here, anyone?
MATT ZEMEK, TROJANS WIRE
We have a unanimous vote. Zemek has USC going 11-1, meaning all five panelists agree that the Trojans will go 11-1 this season.
Pac-12 championship predictions and Pac-12 standings predictions will come your way next week, along with our panel’s picks for Colorado and Oregon.
