Overview
- The No. 17 Trojans host No. 21 Iowa on Saturday, Nov. 15, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum with a 3:30 p.m. ET kickoff on Big Ten Network.
- Betting markets list USC around -6.5 with an over/under near 49.5, signaling expectations of more scoring than Iowa typically allows.
- USC ranks second nationally at about 503.2 yards and seventh at 39.6 points per game, meeting an Iowa defense yielding roughly 250.2 yards and 13.7 points.
- Lincoln Riley praised Iowa’s disciplined front and secondary, while Kirk Ferentz pointed to USC’s improved rushing attack and sturdier defense this season.
- Conference attention follows USC after the Big Ten labeled a Week 11 fake-punt deception as “unfair tactics,” adding an off-field subplot to the matchup.