Overview
- Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln with national TV on NBC and streaming on Peacock and Fubo.
- USC enters 5-2 overall and 3-1 in the Big Ten with a No. 23 ranking, while Nebraska is 6-2 and 3-2 in conference play.
- Oddsmakers list USC as a roughly seven-point favorite heading into the primetime matchup.
- Both teams report multiple injuries, with USC listing contributors such as Prophet Brown and Eli Sanders out and several linemen questionable, while Nebraska notes absences including Conor Connealy and others with game-time statuses uncertain.
- Analysts frame the game as an elimination test for at-large College Football Playoff hopes and influential bowl placement, with USC’s run defense vs. Huskers back Emmett Johnson spotlighted as the key matchup against a blackout crowd and freezing temperatures.