Overview
- College GameDay sets up at Autzen Stadium for Saturday’s 12:30 p.m. PT kickoff on CBS.
- No. 7 Oregon (9-1, 6-1) hosts No. 15 USC (8-2, 6-1) in a game that USC likely must win to keep its College Football Playoff hopes alive and that will influence Big Ten seeding.
- Oregon enters with the nation’s No. 1 pass defense by yards and efficiency, while USC features the Big Ten’s top passing attack led by Jayden Maiava and Ja’Kobi Lane.
- Makai Lemon headlines USC’s offense with 71 receptions for 1,090 yards and eight touchdowns, operates primarily from the slot, returns kicks, and voiced confidence about playing in Eugene this week.
- The Ducks lean on a 233.6-yards-per-game ground game with Noah Whittington, Jordon Davison and Dierre Hill Jr., against a USC defense improved to 21.7 points allowed per game after conceding 34.4 two seasons ago.