San Jose State vs USC Week 0

USC huge...

i like SJSU's coach but they've lost so much of the defensive side of the ball. the line specifically.

big coming out party for williams/heisman too

I think USC will try to put up 60 plus...But, can their D hold SJSU to 30 or under...Lots of points...I am still evaluating this match up...

San Jose State +30.5 USC

The Spartans had a record of 7-5 last year.  In their 5 losses, they lost by an average of 10 points per game.  Not once did they lose by more than 16 points per game and only allowed more than 40 points twice.  Now I’m not on crack.  There’s no way that San Jose State goes on the road and wins this game.  Having said that, there’s also no way that USC is going to put Caleb Williams at risk either.  On top of that, USC’s defense was kind of a hot mess last season – giving up 29 points per game.  In their 14 games last year, they only covered 30.5 points twice (against Colorado and Rice – two teams not nearly as good as San Jose State).

The Spartans were tough on defense last year.  They will have a hard time stopping USC in the first half, but one would expect that they will be seeing a lot of the JV in the second half and a cheap back door cover is certainly on the menu.  San Jose State has Mountain West preseason Offensive Player of the Year Chevan Cordeiro at QB and they have a very talented running back in Kairee Robinson who is one of the best in the conference.

Just too many points.  San Jose State has not lost by more than 30 points in 6 years,    Remember – new rules this year.  The clock will be running a lot more.  Shorten the game, San Jose State finds the end zone and it makes it a very tough cover for USC.  Give me the Spartans and ALL of those points.