Khalil Tate is still in search of his first win over his hometown Trojans. USC visits Arizona Stadium on Saturday.
The matchup between USC and Arizona on Saturday night isn’t quite what it could have been. The Trojans and Wildcats are each 2-2. You wouldn’t be wrong to describe their respective starts as disappointing.
But the game is still thick with intrigue and possibilities. It features Pac-12 stars of the present and near-future. Although it’s still September, it will have a profound impact on the South Division race.
To break it all down, the Star reached out to two bona fide experts of Pac-12 football. Petros Papadakis played for USC, works as a game analyst for Fox and co-hosts a popular sports-talk radio show in Los Angeles. Yogi Roth coached at USC and works as a studio and game analyst for Pac-12 Networks.
Despite their similar lines of work, each has a distinct viewpoint. In separate interviews, the Star asked Papadakis and Roth the same set of questions about Saturday's game. Their answers have been lightly edited for brevity and clarity. The conversation begins where it always does: quarterback.
