USC-Indiana Set for Nov. 14 on CBS
No. 18 USC will visit No. 6 Indiana on Nov. 14, with kickoff scheduled for 12:30 p.m. PT on CBS. The Big Ten matchup carries implications for both teams’ College Football Playoff hopes.
USC’s game at Indiana will begin at 12:30 p.m. Pacific time on Nov. 14 and air on CBS. The Trojans, ranked No. 18, will face the No. 6 Hoosiers in Bloomington in a matchup with potential consequences for the College Football Playoff race.
Both teams have a bye before the game. USC is coming off a 20-? Wait source says points? Avoid. USC defeated then-No. 2 Ohio State in a rainy Halloween-night game, giving coach Lincoln Riley his first win over a top-five opponent at USC. Quarterback Jayden Maiava threw for 222 yards and a touchdown, while the Trojans scored twice on the ground. The win put USC back in the playoff picture.
Indiana beat Minnesota 23-16 in overtime. Hoosiers coach Curt Cignetti removed quarterback Josh Hoover after he was hit, and backup Grant Wilson finished the game with 156 passing yards, a touchdown and 26 rushing yards. Cignetti has indicated a possible quarterback change if Hoover’s inconsistent play continues.
Indiana is favored by ESPN’s analytics model, which assigns the Hoosiers a 79% chance to win. USC beat Indiana in all four of their previous meetings, though their last matchup was in 1982. This will be their first contest since USC joined the Big Ten.