Overview

• Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum with television coverage on Big Ten Network.
• USC starts Jayden Maiava at quarterback and lists freshman Tanook Hines as the third receiver, with CB Prophet Brown and K Caden Chittenden out; Missouri State is without TE Gary Clinton and lists WR James BlackStrain as questionable.
• The game marks Missouri State’s first as an FBS member in Conference USA under coach Ryan Beard.
• Missouri State arrives with 29 FBS transfers, including edge rushers Davon Townley Jr. and DJ Wesolak from power-conference programs.
• Betting lines list USC as about a 35-point favorite, and local reporting notes Missouri State will be paid roughly $1.15 million for the trip.