By Nick Jenkinson-SCINN Sports Director<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The #6 Indiana Hoosiers are 9-1 overall and 6-1 in the Big Ten after a 27-13 victory over the #14 USC Trojans Saturday Afternoon at a Sold-Out Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium. Indiana will travel to Seattle for a battle with the Washington Huskies Next Saturday and close out the regular season in two weeks hosting the Purdue Boilermakers for the Old Oaken Bucket Game. USC is 7-3 overall and 4-3 in the Big Ten as their hopes for the Big Ten Championship Game are officially over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
UCLA beat Illinois 22-14 Friday Night at the Rose Bowl as the Bruins are 10-0 overall and 7-0 in the Big Ten with a trip to Michigan Next Saturday and USC at home in two weeks. UCLA is looking to reach the Big Ten Championship Game for the first time since they joined the Conference in 2024. Indiana is looking to get back to Big Ten Championship game for the second year in a row after a 13-10 win over Ohio State at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis as the Hoosiers won the Big Ten Title for the first time since 1967 and the third time in program history along with 1945. The final Big Ten Championship Game will be played on Saturday December 5 at 8 PM at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Indiana and USC met for the first time since 1982 and this was the second time the Trojans have visited Bloomington since 1981 and coming into the game the Trojans were 4-0 against the Hoosiers and now 4-1 all-time as the Hoosiers will travel to Los Angeles to face the Trojans next season in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Curt Cignetti is 36-3 as the Indiana Head Coach and moves into fourth all-time on the IU Hoosiers wins list. Cignetti has at least one win against every Big Ten team since he arrived in Bloomington in 2024. Cignetti is 23-2 in the Big Ten with his only two regular season losses coming to Ohio State in 2024 and this season at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Seventh year senior Grant Wilson started for the Hoosiers over Josh Hoover and completed 17 of his 27 passes for 307 yards and 2 touchdown passes with one interception. Khobie Martin carried the ball 12 times for 82 yards, and a touchdown and Lee Bebee Jr. had 16 carries for 71 as leading rusher Turbo Richard was out due to a shoulder Injury. The Hoosiers rushed the ball 35 times for 148 as the Hoosiers outgained the Trojans 451-409 and held the Trojans to 98 yards rushing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nick Marsh caught four passes for 80 yards, Brock Schott caught 4 passes for 40 yards and a touchdown, and Charlie Becker caught 3 passes for 75 yards for a touchdown. Shazz Preston had 3 catches for 71 yards as Wilson found seven different receivers throughout the game. Indiana came up big on defense as USC Quarterback Jayden Maivia threw 3 interceptions as Preston Zachman, Isaiah Jones and Jamari Sharpe came up making the big plays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jaden Maivia completed 26 of his 42 passes for 311 yards and a touchdown pass. Maivia is one of the best quarterbacks when he is not under pressure as he was able to throw the ball down field several times throughout the game as the Trojans had 21 first downs to 18 for Indiana. Waymond Jordan and KJ Miller split the load for the Trojans in the backfield as Jordan had 13 carries for 51 yards and Miller had 12 carries for 47 yards. Trent Mosley caught 9 passes for 147 yards and Zacharyus Williams had 2 catches for 14 yards and a touchdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
USC got the ball first as Ryan Sayrei misses a 51-yard field goal. Indiana responded as Grant Wilson threw a touchdown pass over the middle to Brock Schott for 13 yards as Indiana led USC 7-0 with 8:18 left in the first quarter. Nico Radicic missed a 44-yard field goal as it goes wide left with 6:44 left in the first quarter. Maivia was picked off by Preston Zachman on the next series and the Hoosiers got three more points with a 21-yard field goal from Radicic as Indiana leads USC 10-3 with 1:45 left in the second quarter. Grant Wilson is picked off by Kayden Dixon-Wyatt with 36 seconds before halftime as the Hoosiers went to the locker room up 10-3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nico Radicic hit his second field goal of the day with this one from 24 yards as Indiana lead USC 13-10 with 10:02 left in the third quarter. USC tied the game at 13-13 with a 25-yard field goal from Caden Chittenden with 4:27 left in the third quarter. The Hoosiers retook the lead 20-13 as Khobie Martin scored on a 1-yard run with 2:39 left in the third quarter. USC’s Caden Chittenden missed a 27-yard field goal as the Hoosiers lead the Trojans 20-13 with 14:08 left in the fourth quarter as the Hoosiers got a huge stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jayden Maivia was picked off for the second time by Isaiah Jones as Indiana got the ball back with a l first and their seven-yard line with 6:35 left and a 20-13 Hoosier lead. Indiana put it away as Grant Wilson threw his second touchdown pass of the game with a 42-yard strike to Charlie Becker. Indiana leads USC 27-13 with 3:30 left in the fourth quarter. Maivia threw his third interception of the game as Jamari Sharpe picks it off. Hoosiers ball first and ten first and ten at the USC 29 Yard-Line. Indiana ran out the clock and sends USC Home with a loss and their hopes dashed of making it to the Big Ten Championship game and eliminating Oregon in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Indiana continues to find ways to pull it out week after week. The Hoosiers dropped five spots from fourth to ninth in the College Football Playoff and after a week off and snub from the College Football Playoff committee look for the Hoosiers to climb back up in the rankings once again as they have their sights set on the Big Ten Championship Game getting back to the College Football Playoff to defend their national title from a year ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By Nick Jenkinson-SCINN Sports Director The #6 Indiana Hoosiers are 9-1 overall and 6-1 in the Big Ten after a 27-13 victory over the #14 USC Trojans Saturday Afternoon at a Sold-Out Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium. Indiana will travel to Seattle for a battle with the Washington Huskies Next Saturday and close …<\/p>\n