The USC Trojans struggled to contain a strong rushing attack from the Minnesota Golden Gophers. They face a Penn State offense that ranks in the top 20 in rushing offense. Will the Trojans run defense be able to hold up?

USC fans might not want to hear this, but losing Anthony Lucas, Eric Gentry, and Bear Alexander really mattered for the USC defense against Minnesota.

Penn State is averaging 34.4 points per game heading into its Big Ten matchup with USC on Saturday in Los Angeles. But James Franklin’s unbeaten Nittany Lions have scored a total of just 21 points in the first half in recent wins over Illinois and UCLA.

The USC Trojans plummeted down the Big Ten power rankings after their 24-17 loss to Minnesota. The Big Ten Conference has six teams ranked in the AP Poll top 25.

Not going to lie. Things look really bleak for the USC Trojans in the early part of October. After getting a big non-conference win over LSU in Las Vegas during

What was supposed to be a coronation tune-up for a top 10 contest with Penn State next week, emerged as an unlikely second-half competition and then dissolved into an utter catastrophe as the 8.5-point #11 USC Trojans shockingly lost to the unranked,