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- Pick/market: We don’t need someone who does what he does.

- Pick/market: Sure but 28-0, 30-0, 28-10 by the half each game helps out a edge player.

- Pick/market: I will add one more comment to this whole thing.

- USC has ruled Trent Mosley out after a knee injury, with no return timetable shared; Terrell Anderson and Tanook Hines are also recovering. The writer sees King Miller separating from Waymond Jordan after 128 yards on 18 carries against Louisiana, while freshman tight end Mark Bowman caught six passes and two touchdowns. - USC's first-team defense held Louisiana to 116 first-half yards, including 47 rushing, but the reserves allowed 231 yards on three second-half touchdown drives. The preview identifies defensive depth, especially if the secondary or line must rotate more against stronger opponents, as an unresolved concern rather than judging the starters alone by the final score.

- USC is completing more than 80% of its passes, giving its passing attack a favorable-looking test against Rutgers' inexperienced cornerback group. The preview also flags USC's defensive third-down problems under new coordinator Gary Patterson as a possible way for Rutgers to sustain possessions. These are matchup assessments, not a confirmed score or betting play.

- USC's Luke Wafle and Jide Abasiri led the reported defensive grades against Louisiana at 85.0 and 88.8. Wafle had seven tackles in 30 snaps with an 85.7 run-defense grade, while Abasiri generated four pressures in 15 pass-rush snaps and three defensive stops. Wafle's two pressures and 65.0 pass-rush grade show his run defense remains ahead of his rush production. - USC linebacker Desman Stephens II posted five tackles in 40 snaps with an 82.4 tackling grade and allowed one eight-yard reception on two targets. Freshman Elbert Hill IV played 25 snaps, broke up a pass and allowed an 11-yard catch on third-and-12. The report identifies improved tackling for Stephens and a productive coverage outing for Hill. - USC edge Zuriah Fisher produced the team's only sack, a fourth-quarter strip sack, and a 91.2 pass-rush grade, but his run-defense and tackling grades were 48.1 and 29.8. Kameryn Crawford added three pressures on 12 rush snaps and a 70.0 run-defense grade; his first missed tackle lowered his tackling grade to 47.0. Rush production did not eliminate tackling concerns. - USC's Braylan Shelby returned from injury for 20 reserve snaps against Louisiana, earning a 43.5 overall grade. Safeties Madden Riordan and Isaiah Rubin again ranked in the bottom three at 44.1 and 38.7 in nine and 11 snaps; Rubin allowed a 24-yard catch on his only target. These are limited-snap warning signs, not an announced depth-chart change or proof Shelby is fully recovered.

- Injury: All Big Ten availability reports are posted here

- Injury: They do not have a real depth chart this week it seems.

- Injury: With Alex Vansumeren, Zuriah Fisher and Braylen Shelby all being Senions, there is a possibility of their returning next year with the new 5 to play 5 rule.

- Injury: If we are honest, all he’s shown (as a true freshman), is that he can be an effective #3 with 2 NFL WR’s ahead of him on the depth chart.

- Injury: In my opinion, the best way to limit Duff is get pressure on their QB and don’t worry about shutting down Duff.

- Injury: No way they are bringing back a star athlete with torn meniscus in 4-6 wks.

- Injury: With Mosley out, It will be interesting to see who rotates inside with Williams.

- Injury: Problem is when they gave us they will play out of there minds!!!

- Injury: We may not get as many TDs as we would with Mosley but ill take 13 yard punt returns any day of the week.

- Injury: As much as this sucks, it's also insane the amount of Premium Talent we have at WR.

- Injury: IIRC on the broadcast they said they were looking at and icing his knee right after his leaping touchdown reception later in the game.

- Injury: Wow I didnt remember seeing # 27 in there , Ive gone blind but I can still ref !

- Injury: I’ve done the same thing on a smaller, more specific scale--focusing on particular things on film and using screenshots of actual game examples to illustrate them such as Cub Alexander geting beat off the...

- Injury: It’s crappy news but it’s time for Tanook and Anderson to step in.

- Injury: I’m not as concerned about the WR position but punt return team has been special with him back there.

- Injury: going back through the broadcast, it may have actually come on the end around where he was tackled at the goal line and Bowman was called for holding.

- Intel: My prayers go out for the mighty Sorcerer O, a truly magnificent man and gentleman.

- QB: Agree, I watched both this season and wasn't impressed with either team.

- Pick/market: Mater Dei is rolling with a 3 QB rotation since the beginning of the season.

- QB: One sack came as he was getting blocked to the ground and the QB tripped over him.

- Pick/market: The 2026 USC football regular season is already a quarter of the way finished, as crazy as that may seem with it barely halfway into the month of September.

- QB/RB: Would rather spend the money on DL and a portal QB than a RB

- QB/LB: I heard Wafle will be having a full serving of QB for dinner.

- QB/LB: Not a qb guru but habits are hard to break if he has been doing it this long.

- QB/LB: Well, there's no question someone talented is going to take over the job, but I think that line of thinking understates the value of matriculating multiple years through a coach's system as a QB...

- QB: This is what makes the calculus on how attractive some of these jobs are.

- QB: Correct, nor am I going to listen to some arm chair QB that thinks he can analyze game tape from a tv production.

- QB/LB: I imagine in 5 years just the top end of the QB market will be $10 million+.

- QB: There's zero exuse not to have a better back up QB by year 5.

- QB/RB: Lunch is an amazing runner, one of the best-running QBs I can recall seeing against SC.

- QB: Taking too long to develop so teams have been crashing heavy and our QB refuses to keep the ball

- QB/LB: The people on this board are so whiny and emotional lol.

- QB: Virtually every running play in Riley’s offense carries the option for the QB to keep it if he reads an empty side.

- Pick/market: Shout out to Gage Roy.

- Intel: They could generate even more money by playing an SEC opponent and just making a donation to Portland State.

- DL: Our first team is a first team, our 2nd and 3rd teams are just that.

- LB: The staff is prioritizing depth because they will need a backup to fill in for a starter on the defense at some point in a close game.

- LB: This will be the first game in which the starters play for at least 3 quarters.

- Practice: I actually agree with your premise overall but dude just look at your own example: We're looking at: Deven Bryant (starter) RJ Sermons (not a starter) Christian Pierce (starter) Marcelles Williams (not a starter)...

- Coaching: Play action remains one of the favored weapons in the arsenal of every offensive coordinator.

- WR: Trent is our most talented WR, but out of all the position rooms the next man up is still WR1 level.

- LB: He's their best receiver, but I think they'll miss him even more as a punt returner.

- DB: Diverting public safety resources from two places that desperately need them for a game in another state is unacceptable.

- Rutgers' two quarterbacks have combined for seven interceptions through two games in 2026 despite moving the ball, according to the USC preview. The writer wants USC to create at least two interceptions in this matchup; that is a proposed performance target, not a forecast presented as certain or a quarterback-change report. - Rutgers receiver KJ Duff exceeded 100 receiving yards in each of the first two games. The preview calls limiting him to fewer than 100 yards a priority for USC's defense, but does not report Gary Patterson's coverage plan or any change in Duff's availability. - USC freshman defender Luke Wafle led the team in tackles against Louisiana but had not recorded a collegiate sack entering Rutgers. The writer's call for his first sack is a desired outcome, not evidence of a new pass-rushing role or an announced lineup change.

- DB: The last minute TD rather than run out the clock...what a db

- DB: Seems a perfect fit for GP defense!

- Defense: Lanning is going to have his hands all over the defensive game-plan.

- LB: Place here in Jersey has a burger called “8th wonder” It’s 105lbs.

- Defense: USC freshman star Luke Wafle's football roots date back nearly a century Defensive lineman Luke Wafle's focus and dedication have impressed USC coaches and teammates, traits that have been passed down in his family...

- QB: Rush defense has not been super impressive.

- DL: He takes on double teams, is stout, and sets the example for not only the DL but the whole team.

- DB: It's the "lay the wood" part that's changed so much, you need reliable tacklers back there, not heavy-hitters.

- Defense: Everything you said is exactly what we should be watching for, this post is it!

- Defense: Could not agree more.

- Defense: No they are just stupid who have no life and put football above more important things such as getting a quality education

- LB: He was allowed to resign with a full payout on his contract.

- Pick/market: I don't think anyone wants to fire Riley after this past weekend and being 3-0.

- LB/DB: I will preempt this discussion I predict we will have after the first loss (yes we will likely lose at least one game this season) and say it is a bit lamentable that we...

- Pick/market: I have no idea whether the defense will be good or not.

- Practice: Impossible to know without seeing practice everyday… clearly Kaylon is impressing the coaches in practice, he has for well over a year now.

- Intel: Yep...here's the pt...this is what SEC/Zeroes say are 'real' fans.

- Intel: When the parties participating in a market themselves make rules for the market, that’s not a regulation or restriction on the free market, that’s the free market operating freely, without outside regulation by the...

- Intel: You could maybe argue that with the $21 million number, but NIL and collectives are not required — they are simply allowed to exist; the regulation before came from a non-government entity in the...

- Intel: It would be great for USC and college football if he could stop talking for a while and let his throat heal so it doesn’t sound like he just tried to swallow a garage...

- DL: No, he hasn’t really played for a couple years, but they wouldn’t have taken him if he didn’t pass a physical, or maybe it’s contingent on that, not sure.

- Practice: Only if Nook has been running those routes in practice.

- Intel: Yall are underestimating the blow that this is one man cannot tackle Mosley.

- DL: Starting DTs should be Thanos and AVS.

- Practice: Bowls offer a great opportunity for additional practice time and a game for players that may not have played much during the regular season.

- Intel: the guy who cheated his **** off now wants reform......you can't make this up.

- LB: I was gonna say We’re more than 10 million off the top Folks said that we were running with the programs at the top

- LB: You may be right, but Riley may be at USC for a long time as all these changes will buy us some more wins each year.

- Practice: EP says Sunday is a practice day so not a lot of NFL.

- Intel: I need to see him in a game where he gets RB1 level reps and see if that gets him going