USC Trojans defensive end Braylan Shelby (34) celebrates after Utah State Aggies quarterback Bryson Barnes (16) (not pictured) is sacked during the third quarter at United Airlines Field at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. (Jonathan Hui-Imagn Images)
The USC Trojans (3-4, 1-4) and Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-3, 1-3) will both be looking to stop three-game losing streaks when they meet at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum this Friday night. Here’s how to watch the first-ever meeting between USC and Rutgers.
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USC vs. Rutgers game info
Teams: USC Trojans vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Date: Friday, Oct. 25, 2024 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Time: 8:00 pm PT Television: FOX (Jason Menetti, 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).
* This will be the first meeting between these two teams and just the third time in program history Rutgers will travel for a game in California.
* Rutgers running back Kyle Monangai is No. 2 in rushing in the Big Ten this season with 845 yards and 10 touchdowns. He leads the conference with 154 carries.
* Rutgers quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis ranks No. 16 in the conference in completion percentage. He’s yet to have a game this season with better than a 65% completion rate. After throwing three touchdown passes against both Howard and Akron to start the season, Kaliakmanis has thrown just two touchdown passes against four interceptions over the past five games.
* Scarlet Knights’ linebacker Dariel Djabome ranks third in the Big Ten with 66 total tackles this season.
* Rutgers has struggled against the run this season, allowing 170.3 yards per game on the ground, which ranks 99th overall and 17th in the conference.
* Neither team has been great at getting into the backfield this year. USC and Rutgers are tied at No. 114 overall with 4.3 tackles for loss per game. Rutgers is No. 87 nationally with 1.71 sacks per game and USC is No. 122 with just 1.14 sacks per game.
* When USC has the ball, the red zone will be a place to watch. USC ranks No. 19 in the nation in red zone offense while Rutgers ranks No. 13 in red zone defense.
* USC quarterback Miller Moss ranks No. 2 in the nation in pass attempts (284) but No. 12 in passing yards (1,954).
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