USC thanks Oregon for beating Utah

TheOregon Ducks took down the No. 12 Utah Utes30-28. Apparently, the Ducks weren't the only Pac-12 team excited about that.

The USC Trojans took to Twitter torespond to Oregon's victory tweet with a thank-you for the Ducks' win.

The upset helpsthe Trojans in their pursuit of thePac-12 South title. However, after the Colorado Buffaloes' win over the Washington State Cougars, who were previously unbeaten in conference play, USC will have to beat the rivalUCLA Bruinsto keep alive its hopes of topping the division.

And if Colorado loses to Utah next week, USC really can pave a path to the Pac-12 championship game.

USC visitsUCLA on Saturday night at 10:30 p.m. EST on ESPN.