Staff predictions: Does Michigan football head west and leave with a win over USC?

AfterahomewinoverWisconsin,theNo.15MichiganWolverinesheadwesttotakeonUSC.TheTrojansarecomingoffabyeweekinhopesofimprovingfromtheirlosstoIllinoistwoweeksago.TheIllinifoundaweaknessintheTrojans’armor,andMichiganhopestoexploitthesamething. TheWolverineswillplayinaprimetimegameonSaturday.MichiganwillbeunderthelightsinLosAngeles—kindof.Thegamewillkickat7:30p.m.ETonNBC.MichiganWolverinesonSI’sstaffweighinonwhattheythinkwillhappeninthebig-timeshowdown. I’vegonebackandforthonthisgame,butultimately,Michiganisthemoretalentedteam.Plus,USChasn’tshownit’scapableofwinningthebiggameunderLincolnRiley.Everyyear,itseemsliketheTrojansfallshortofexpectations,andafterseeingIllinoisexploitUSCtwoweeksago,IthinktheWolverinesarecapableofdoingevenmore.JusticeHaynescouldbeinstoreforabigdayagainsttheUSCdefenseaftertheIllinirantheballrightattheTrojans’interior. TheUSCoffenseisdynamicandcouldcauseis