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Nebraska, USC both making big changes on offense in effort to turn around disappointing seasons
Nebraska (5-4, 2-4 Big Ten) at Southern California (4-5, 2-5), Saturday, 4 p.m. ET (FOX) BetMGM College Football Odds: USC by 8 1/2. Series record: USC leads 4-0-1. WHAT’S AT STAKE? The Cornhuskers and Trojans are two of college...
Jayden Maiava follows in his Polynesian heroes' footsteps when he becomes USC's starting quarterback
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jayden Maiava fondly remembers Marcus Mariota winning the Heisman Trophy at Oregon. A few years later, he cheered while Tua Tagovailoa led Alabama to a national championship. “Being able to watch those two great quarterbacks play at the highest level there is,...
South Carolina's Beamer likely to face one-time recruit in Missouri quarterback Drew Pyne
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Shane Beamer remembers watching a lot of quarterback Drew Pyne a few years back. Beamer anticipates seeing a lot more of Pyne this weekend. Pyne, Missouri's backup behind injured starter Brady Cook, is prepping to start for the...
Oklahoma's president, AD back coach Brent Venables amid rough season
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma's president and athletic director gave coach Brent Venables a vote of confidence on Tuesday after the school’s Board of Regents meeting. The Sooners are 5-5 overall and 1-5 in league play during their first season in the Southeastern Conference....
USC football placed on 1 year of probation, fined $50,000 by NCAA for violating coaching staff rules
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California's football program has been fined $50,000 and placed on probation for one year by the NCAA because of multiple violations of coaching staff rules over two seasons. The NCAA and USC announced Tuesday that they reached a settlement in the case....
USC is promoting Jayden Maiava to starting QB late in its disappointing season, AP source says
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jayden Maiava is replacing Miller Moss as Southern California's starting quarterback with three games left in the Trojans' disappointing regular season, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person spoke to the AP on...
The Ducks are flying high, but the other former Pac-12 teams are off to a rocky Big Ten start
Oregon has made a splash in its first Big Ten season but the other former Pac-12 teams are finding the transition far more difficult. UCLA, USC and Washington are all sitting in the bottom half of their new conference's standings midway through the season and are collectively 4-10 in...
USC blows a 14-point lead to lose its third game in a row, falling 29-28 at Maryland
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Miller Moss threw an interception in the third quarter, the defense allowed two touchdown drives in the fourth — including one after a blocked field goal — and USC blew another late lead, losing 29-28 at Maryland on Saturday to extend its season-sinking skid to three....
Unbeaten Hoosiers and their coach and quarterback dominate the AP's Big Ten midseason awards
First-year coach Curt Cignetti promised a new and improved Indiana, and he has delivered with the unbeaten Hoosiers off to their best start since 1967. The Hoosiers have already doubled their win total from last season, and for that they earned four of the 10 Associated Press Big Ten...
No. 4 Penn State rallies back to beat USC 33-30 in overtime on TE Tyler Warren's record day
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Penn State traveled about 2,500 miles across the continent on its first road trip in the new Big Ten. The Nittany Lions then spent most of Saturday playing from behind against Southern California. Thanks to several clutch throws by Drew Allar, a few key defensive...
