Inside Jayden Maiava’s quest to become a complete QB for USC
When John Beck first watched Jayden Maiava throw a football up close this summer, he could see pretty quickly why USC might hang its hopes…
USC’s Lincoln Riley feeling ‘refreshed’ as pressure mounts to win
LAS VEGAS — While the rest of the college football world spent the summer whipped into a frenzy, swept up by the specter of revenue sharing or…
Jayden Maiava fights to retain USC starting quarterback job
When he was first announced as USC’s starting quarterback last November, Jayden Maiava stepped into a pretty thorny situation. The team already had rallied behind…
Like his players, USC coach Lincoln Riley must step up under fire
Lincoln Riley was beaming.The USC coach said he saw it when his team came back from an 17-point deficit against Texas A&M to claim a…
USC ends season with thrilling Las Vegas Bowl win over Texas A&M
LAS VEGAS — It was less than four months ago, at the start of his third and most consequential season yet as USC’s coach, that Lincoln…
USC rediscovers its best self while dazzling late against UCLA
As the clock ticked down on a long cold Pasadena night, a small but sturdy cheer rose from the shivering Rose Bowl masses.“We Are ……
Jayden Maiava struggles and shines in USC win over Nebraska
In the last gasps of a lost season, USC’s new quarterback stood in the Coliseum tunnel, his mind racing. Any last hopes of the Trojans…
USC’s new quarterback is exactly what Lincoln Riley needed
It is a wild arm, a wondrous arm, a winning arm.But is it powerful enough to restore a reputation?It is a stalwart presence, a swaggering…
Jayden Maiava to be first Polynesian starting quarterback at USC
Before he’d ever played the position, Jayden Maiava had a sense of what a Samoan quarterback could mean to his community. Growing up in Oahu’s…
USC will start Jayden Maiava vs. Nebraska, benching Miller Moss
With its first season in the Big Ten slipping away, USC is making a change at quarterback.Jayden Maiava will get his first start for USC…