I just don't see us blowing the barn doors off of them in game 1, but had this been later then I would. I think USC has two strong drives , but only one TD to show for it. I think they will probably get a cheap TD somewhere as well. Bama will be more concerned on finding an offensive identity with a new qb and rb, so I don't expect them to light up the giant TV screen above their heads like CLK would like to. OverallI think its going to be another 2014 WV type game in which there are going to be some very scary moments for the 1st 3 quarters, but depth and experience prevails in the end.
SO my pick is:
UA 27
USC 17