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⏰ October 27th
- USC is now on a bye week
- DC Gary Patterson got moved up to the booth to call plays
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THIS WEEKS MATCHUP:
Bye week then
Wisconsin

Game Information
This week (October 12-18) USC will be on a bye week.
On Saturday, October 24th (4:30 PT), USC will be taking on Wisconsin at Camp Randal Stadium in front of a hostile environment. This is USCs 4th straight NBC Primetime game. USC will be coming off a bye week looking to improve to 7-1 on the season before facing Ohio State at home.
Opponent Notes
Bye Week
Here are notes on Wisconsin (our next game):
Wisconsin has a legit defense. They are currently holding opponents to less than 3.5 yards per carry. However, when they are not blitzing, this Dline unit struggles to get pressure outside of their star edge rusher. This defense plays to Maiavas strengths. When they are not blitzing, they play very soft coverage with safeties getting exposed. There are flaws to their defense but overall they have a legitimately solid group, especially when playing at home. Their offense is boring but works. The Oline has let up the fewest sacks in the Big Ten so far. They love to rely on multiple tigh ends in the passing game. Above average rushing attack and an above average quarterback who holds on to the ball a little too long. This is essentially a better version of Penn State.
Keys to Victory
1.) Silence the crowd early with a fast start
2.) Blitz! That is the only way we will be able to generate pressure
3.) Guard the tight ends!
4.) Take our Wide Receivers over their Corners. Do not be scared to throw downfield
Christian's Prediction:

34 - 24

PREVIOUS GAME TAKEAWAYS:
Previous Game
Last Saturday, USC took down Penn State in dominant fashion in the world famous White Out game! The offense was surgical and very patient, silencing the crowd early on. The defense shut down the run the entire time and yet again the pass defense was weak. Lincoln Riley seemed to have gotten his swagger back with visible excitement and snarky post game comments. With a bye week coming up, we should get some key players back before a big stretch. This game was a boost of energy and confidence.

Said on the podcast:
"This is the best road performance I have ever seen from Lincoln Riley"
Said on instagram:
"Huge win! onto the bye week"
improvements to make:
- Safeties are unfixable, but need to find a way to limit explosive passes
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2027 Football Recruiting:

USC finished the 2026 High School Recruiting cycle with the #1 class! After having the previous #1 class, USC is taking a smaller class this year, currently ranking 18th. Although USC has a small class, the quality of recruits is not lacking as we are bringing in a lot of high end talent all over the country. As you can see, the top players in this class are defenders, emphasizing USCs cultural switch to a Team good on defense
Top committed players:

Mekai Brown - 5⭐️ DE
6'6 235 lbs
Greenwich, CT

Honor Johnson- 5⭐️ S
6'1 190 lbs
Cathedral Catholic, CA

Danny Lang 4⭐️CB
6'0 160 lbs
Matre Dei, CA
Season Prediction:

Graphic: USC.express & 626.workkshop
My Football Complaint Board:
- No complaints just the safeties are bad and cannot be fixed
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