USC will play Tulane in Cotton Bowl, QB Caleb Williams' status undetermined
Two days after seeing its College Football Playoff dreams dashed by an injury to star quarterback Caleb Williams and a deflating 47-24 loss to Utah in the Pac-12 championship game, the Trojans can officially turn the focus forward again. USC (11-2), which finished No. 10 in the final CFP rankings, was selected to play in the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 2 (1 p.m.), in Dallas, Texas, against No. 16 Tulane (11-2). It marks the Trojans' first bowl game since 2019 and first marquee bowl game since losing to Ohio State in the 2017 Cotton Bowl.
