It was all there for a Hollywood tale — the USC Trojans making the College Football Playoff for a chance to play for a national championship just down the road at SoFi Stadium.
But it was not meant to be. The Utah Utes saw to that Friday night, and so now the four teams vying for a January trip to Los Angeles will carry no local flavor.
No. 1 Georgia, the defending national champions at 13-0, will face No. 4 Ohio State, 11-1, in the Peach Bowl in Atlanta at 5 p.m. on New Year’s Eve.
