After playoff elimination, USC points toward other remaining goals

A season has lost some of its luster.
When USC suffered a humbling 49-14 defeat at Notre Dame on Saturday, it also saw its playoff hopes wither.
Effectively, it was eliminated from contention.
Since the College Football Playoff format was introduced in 2014, no team has been selected as one of the four participants with more than one loss. The Trojans, who were expected to challenge for a national championship in the preseason, now sit 6-2 overall, left to make the most of a final stretch of the