O/NSO: 2023 USC Trojans Game-by-Game Predictions edition – Part 1

by:Greg Katz•07/14/23

USC Trojans quarterback Caleb Williams (13) throws a pass during the second quarter of the USC Trojans game versus the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on November 26, 2022, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Kiyoshi Mio/Icon Spor — USC Trojans quarterback Caleb Williams (13) throws a pass during the second quarter of the USC Trojans game versus the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Photo by Kiyoshi Mio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The Obvious: With the start of USC football training camp just two weeks away, it’s that time of the year when the O/NSO releases our annual game-by-game predictions for the upcoming season, Lincoln Riley’s second season and probably All-America quarterback Caleb Williams final season, which optimistically leads to a Pac-12 championship and a CFP post-season invite. The Not So Obvious: In Part 1 of our 2023 season prognostications, the O/NSO looks at the first half of the season, and once again we consult with our most loyal of fans: The Optimist, The Pessimist, and The Realist. Most would agree that the first half of the 2023 schedule looks to be a cakewalk with the second half of the second appearing to be murderer’s row. So, in this week’s O/NSO, we take a look with our three prognosticators at the Trojan's first six games on the schedule with the second half of the schedule to follow next Friday.

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