Seventeen things you need to know from Week 2 CFB action

Southern Cal was involved, so you knew something bizarre would happen.

How about Trojans athletic director Pat Haden coming down from the press box to argue with officials, presumably about USC’s Hayes Pullard being ejected for targeting, during a thrilling 13-10 win over Stanford. Even more bizarre, Haden said he received a text that USC coach Steve Sarkisian wanted him to come down.

This about sums it up.

Haden, of course, is a member of the College Football Playoff selection committee. And his presence on the sideline in the middle of a game that could easily have implications on the playoff field is exactly why selection committee rules mandate that members with ties to a specific school recuse themselves from the committee’s deliberations about that school.

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Seventeen things you need to know from Week 2 CFB action