Shaun Nua and Brian Odom have been elevated to interim co-coordinators in the fallout, and the duo's first test comes against one of the best offenses in the country.

Lincoln Riley fired defensive coordinator Alex Grinch after last week's 52-42 home to loss to Washington.

However, Saturday's late-night contest between the Ducks and Trojans carries theadded weight of College Football Playoff and Pac-12 Championship Game race implications, along with the drama of a staff shake up for a USC team which has lost three of its last four games. 6 Oregon and USC meet this late in the season when the stakes are raised. It's always exciting when programs the caliber of No.