USC hopes to use Cotton Bowl as springboard to bigger goals
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January 1, 2023, 5:48 pm
The San Bernardino Sun
It was a lofty standard, and seemed unreasonable after the 4-8 record USC endured in 2021. But it turned out to be closer to reality than anyone outside Heritage Hall expected, with USC coming one win away from securing a place in the College Football Playoff.