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(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”)

1. USC fired defensive coordinator Alex Grinch Sunday after the Trojans lost to Washington 52-42 Saturday night. 
2. Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. threw for 256 yards against USC and running back Dillon Johnson ran for 256 yards. 
3. UCLA lost to Arizona 27-10 Saturday night to fall to 6-3 on the season. 
4. The Rams lost to the Green Bay Packers 20-3 Sunday to drop to 3-6 on the season. 
5. C.J. Stroud threw for 470 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Houston Texans to a 39-37 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday. 
6. AP College Football Top 5: 1. Georgia 2. Michigan 3. Ohio St. 4. Florida St. 5. Washington. 
7. Covina at Charter Oak, 2nd Round, CIF Division 8 Playoffs, Friday Night, 7:00 p.m. 
8. The Dodgers declined to pick up the 2024 options on right-handers Lance Lynn, Daniel Hudson and Alex Reyes. 
9. USC has given up an average of 34.5 points per game this year and is in the bottom 30 in the country in nearly every defensive statistical category including 120th in rushing defense and 107th against the pass. 
10. David Wilde has stepped down as the head football coach at Sunny Hills.