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Will UCLA football make the CFP before the USC Trojans?

The reporting compares UCLA and USC's playoff prospects as Big Ten Conference rivals, though neither team's current playoff odds are specified in the available reporting.

On air: Hank Ledger, Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance on BBN This Morning
Published 9:26 AM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

At a glance

First reported by Yahoo Sports: “Will UCLA football make the CFP before the USC Trojans?”
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 9:26 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Hank Ledger, Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance.
Topics: UCLA.
BBN covered this story before: Big Ten admits ref erred on Oregon's two-point try (October 12).

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Yahoo SportsWill UCLA football make the CFP before the USC Trojans?

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNow, Yahoo Sports asks which Los Angeles Big Ten team makes the playoff first, UCLA or USC. Gloria, you're up with a hot take.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorUCLA gets there first. Rivals underestimate a quiet neighbor, and I have seen quiet neighbors take whole provinces.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHot. Quiet neighbors are dangerous, and the thermometer agrees.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorUSC, easy! They'll make it, and the whole town will throw a parade down the freeway, and everybody gets a free towel!
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNot. There's no parade, and the towel was Mr. Splashworth's.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFair.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMy take: neither makes it. The Rose Bowl settles it with one coin flip, and the loser goes quietly. Hot.