Overview
- Kickoff is 3:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. PT on Big Ten Network from the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
- The forecast calls for heavy rain in L.A., and Lincoln Riley says only a true downpour would change USC’s play-calling.
- Sportsbooks favor USC by roughly a touchdown, and most national predictions lean Trojans with a few calling for an Iowa upset.
- USC’s red-zone unit has scored on 42 of 45 trips, aided by kicker Ryon Sayeri’s 14-of-15 field goals.
- Iowa rides a run-first approach at 175.9 rushing yards per game with QB Mark Gronowski’s 12 rushing TDs facing a USC run defense allowing about 142 yards per game.