No preamble, too much to talk about. WEEKNIGHT QUICK HITTERS Houston and USC remained alive on the edges of the College Football Playoff race with conference wins on Friday night. The Trojans benefitted from some Northwestern dumbassery (a not uncommon thing to see!) when defensive tackle Najee Story picked off Jayden Maiava at the line of scrimmage and rumbled all the way to the goal line for a would-be touchdown, before Maiava got back in time to put a hat on the ball as Story dive for the goa…