USC Trojans tailback Javorius Allen (37) is pursued by Nebraska Cornhuskers linebacker Austin Williams (24) on a 44-yard touchdown run in the third quarter in the 2014 Holiday Bowl at Qualcomm Stadium. (Kirby Lee-Imagn)
The USC Trojans (4-5, 2-5) and Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-4, 2-4) will face off this weekend in the Coliseum both in desperate need of a win. The two programs have combined to lose seven of their past eight games. Here’s everything you need to watch the Trojans take on the Cornhuskers.
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USC vs. Nebraska game info
Teams: USC Trojans vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers Date: Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Time: 1:00 pm PT Television: FOX (Jason Benetti, Brock Huard and Allison Williams)
Radio: ESPNLA 710 Radio with Pete Arbogast, Shaun Cody, Max Brown, Su’a Cravens, Jordan Moore and Jason Schwartz. (The game also can be heard on the Trojan Radio Network–KSHP 1400AM and KSHP-FM 107.1FM in Las Vegas, KSZL 1230AM in Barstow, KJJZ-HD3 102.7FM in Thousand Palms and KGU 95.1FM and 760AM in Honolulu–as well as on USCTrojans.com and KABC.com and on SiriusXM satellite radio (channels 197, 198, 397 or 959 and 960 on the app).
* USC is 4-0 all-time against Nebraska. The two programs last met in the 2014 Holiday Bowl, a 45-42 win for the Steve Sarkisian-led Trojans over Nebraska interim head coach Barney Cotton, who took over when Bo Pelini was fired following a 9-3 regular season.
* USC has lost four of its past five games. Four of the Trojans’ losses this season have come with the opposing team scoring the game-winning points in the final minute of regulation or overtime and all five losses have been in games in which USC has held a fourth-quarter lead.
* Both teams are coming off bye weeks and also making major offensive changes heading into this game. USC made a change at quarterback, calling in former backup Jayden Maiava to run things against Nebraska. Maiava has seen limited action this season but played in 14 games and completed 224-of-353 passes (63.5%) for 3,085 yards and 17 touchdowns against 10 interceptions at UNLV last season.
* Nebraska added former West Virginia and Houston head coach Dana Holgorsen as an offensive analyst during the bye week. Early this week, Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule announced that Holgorsen will take over as offensive coordinator and play caller for the Huskers.
* Nebraska starting quarterback Dylan Raiola has been dealing with a back injury he suffered two weeks ago against UCLA. He did not practice during the ‘Huskers bye week and Rhule said this week they will be making sure to get backup quarterbacks Heinrich Haarberg and Daniel Kaelin ready to go for Saturday as well. Raiola is 176-for-272 (64.7%) for 1,921 yards and 10 touchdowns against eight interceptions this season. Haarberg has completed just 10-of-17 passes this season but threw 157 passes and rushed for 477 yards and five scores last season.
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