USC Lands in Top 10 of On3's Post-Spring Top 25 Rankings
The post-spring Top 25 rankings are coming out from various media outlets and On3’s edition from Jesse Simonton dropped on Monday. Simonton has the USC Trojans at No. 6 in his top 25, and the top-ranked team in the Pac-12.
Of the Trojans at No. 6, Simonton said:
“The Trojans have the reigning Heisman Trophy winner in quarterback Caleb Williams, and Lincoln Riley’s offense projects to be even better in Year 2 in Los Angeles with the addition of Arizona transfer Dorian Singer, the leading receiver in the Pac-12 in 2022, and former 5-star recruit MarShawn Lloyd at tailback.
As always though with a Lincoln Riley team, USC’s ceiling this fall will come down to its defensive improvements. Despite a so-so spring game performance, the Trojans feel better about Alex Grinch’s unit exiting the spring. Eight starters are back and they’ve beefed up the depth chart with impact transfers like DT Bear Alexander from Georgia, a former 5-star recruit, end Jack Sullivan from Purdue, All-Big 12 linebacker Mason Cobb, pass rusher Anthony Lucas from Texas A&M and corner Christian Roland-Wallace from Arizona.
USC hasn’t won the Pac-12 since 2017, but in its final year in the league, Riley looks to have the team that could snap a six-year drought.”
Full Top 25
1. Georgia
2. Michigan
3. Ohio State
4. LSU
5. Alabama
6. USC
7. Penn State
8. Florida State
9. Texas
10. Washington
11. Clemson
12. Tennessee
13. Notre Dame
14. Oregon
15. Utah
16. Kansas State
17. Oregon State
18. Wisconsin
19. North Carolina
20. Iowa
21. TCU
22. Ole Miss
23. Tulane
24. Oklahoma
25. Louisville
USC’s Tough 2023 Schedule
The Trojans will face four teams ranked in the top 15 of this list. And those four have been pretty consistently grouped together in the 10-15 range in most post-spring rankings.
USC will host No. 10 Washington and No. 15 Utah. And the Trojans will travel to face No. 13 Notre Dame and No. 14 Oregon.
Those four games will take place in a five-week span between Oct. 14 and Nov. 11. Only a road trip to Cal breaks up what will likely be four ranked opponents as the Trojans face a tremendously difficult finish to their 2023 schedule.
