Healthy Trojans squad prepares for road trip to Wisconsin

In this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham, RJ Abeytia and Makena Arteaga are in studio talking about the No. 16 Trojans coming off the bye week and heading back on the road to take on Wisconsin. Lincoln Riley was able to get a huge road win at Penn State, but the team was banged up with several starters like left tackle Elijah Paige, tight end Mark Bowman and defensive lineman Jide Abasiri either out or highly limited.

The time off gave this USC squad time to heal up and on Tuesday Riley said they are the freshest and healthiest they have been at any point during the season. Last weekend there was absolute carnage in college football, not a bad time for the Trojans to be sitting on the sidelines watching all of the action including the remaining five opponents for the regular season. The Badgers were actually out in Los Angeles, falling 17-7 to UCLA in the Rose Bowl. UW did a nice job shutting down the Bruins potent run game, but couldn't get much going offensively. In Madison it sets up what could be a battle of strengths, with UW's defense trying to slow down USC's offense. Physicality will be the key, with the team using the bye week to focus on strong play up front to finish on a high note in Big Ten play.

The crew also takes a look at the big picture for SC, making the College Football Playoffs. The expansion to 24 teams won't happen until next year, but with recent developments the door is wide open for this Trojan team to make the playoffs for the first time. Three of USC's five remaining opponents are in the AP top-10, but Ohio State won't have quarterback Julian Sayin available, Indiana looks a bit more vulnerable and anything can happen with the Trojans and the Bruins face off.

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