INSIDE THE NUMBERS

This will be the second time these teams will have met in Las Vegas in a postseason game. They played on Christmas Day in 2001 in the Las Vegas Bowl, and Utah won 10-6. The Utes were in the Mountain West at the time . ... Utah is responsible for the Trojans' only defeat this season, winning 43-42 in Salt Lake City. Quarterback Cam Rising's 1yard sneak and 2-point run with 48 seconds left gave the Utes the victory . ... USC first-year coach Lincoln Riley is trying to make his fourth CFP appearance. He took Oklahoma to the postseason from 2017-19 . ... These teams would not have been able to meet in the championship game in past years because both were in the South Division. The Pac-12 eliminated divisions this season and went with the top two teams for the title game . ... Utah is playing in its fourth Pac-12 Championship in five years. The Utes' 38-10 victory over Oregon last year was their first victory in the game. ... The Trojans are also in their fourth title game, with their other appearances in 2015, 2017 and 2020. Their only victory was 31-28 over Stanford in 2017.