THIRD AND DATA

Week 6 · 2024

#11 USC at Minnesota

Sat 10/05/2024 07:30 PMHuntington Bank StadiumMinnesota pregame28% — Pregame win probability: 28% for Minnesota. USC favored, and lost — Minnesota won.Conference

66°Cloudy11 mph W · 39% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data

#11 USC

17

7–6

Minnesota

24

8–5

Attendance

50,913

reported

Each room is drawn against the one it plays: the away offensive line beside the home defensive front, and back again. Quarterbacks, kickers and punters have no opposing room and face their own. Players are ordered exactly as they are on a team's roster tab — by position, then by who has played this season, then production, then recruiting stars, then seasons on a roster — so an offensive line, for which no production is published, runs on stars and then experience. A player who has appeared this season shows that season's totals; everyone else shows career totals through 2024, marked career, at every school he has played for. Long snappers and returners are not drawn.

USCQuarterbacks1 blue chip6
  • 44-star recruitQB7Miller Moss6'2"·2104yr
    2,555 Pass yds18 TD9 Int64.4 Cmp%-18 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB14Jayden Maiava ← UNLV6'4"·2303yr
    1,201 Pass yds11 TD6 Int59.8 Cmp%45 Rush yds
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB16Jake Jensen6'1"·2124yr
    -1 Rush yds
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB12Gage Roy6'2"·2103yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB26Dylan Gebbia6'0"·1852yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB29Jack Stupin6'0"·2451yr
MINNQuarterbacksNo blue chips5
  • 22-star recruitQB16Max Brosmer ← New Hampshire6'2"·2254yr
    2,829 Pass yds18 TD6 Int66.5 Cmp%-37 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB5Drake Lindsey6'5"·2301yr
    50 Pass yds1 TD0 Int80.0 Cmp%6 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB14Dylan Wittke ← Virginia Tech6'1"·2152yr
  • 22-star recruitQB6Max Shikenjanski6'2"·1852yr
  • 22-star recruitQB21Jeremiah Finaly6'0"·1851yr
USCOffensive line4 blue chips17
MINNDefensive line3 blue chips21
  • 33-star recruitDL92Danny Striggow6'5"·2555yr
    52 Tackles5.5 TFL5.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL17Jah Joyner6'5"·2655yr
    32 Tackles5.5 TFL4.5 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDL91Deven Eastern6'6"·3204yr
    27 Tackles5.0 TFL2.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDL0Anthony Smith6'6"·2803yr
    27 Tackles11.5 TFL6.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL97Jalen Logan-Redding6'4"·2955yr
    27 Tackles2.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL46Lucas Finnessy6'3"·2555yr
    17 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL1Jaxon Howard ← LSU6'4"·2602yr
    9 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL8Darnell Jefferies6'3"·2856yr
    5 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL89Nate Becker6'6"·3004yr
    3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL96Logan Richter6'4"·3206yr
    2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL52Luther McCoy6'5"·2704yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL8Martin Owusu6'3"·3102yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL42Jack Hawkinson6'3"·2553yr
    0 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDL93Riley Sunram6'5"·3051yr
  • 33-star recruitDL97Hayden Schwartz6'4"·2453yr
  • 33-star recruitDL11Karter Menz6'5"·2402yr
  • 33-star recruitDL99Theorin Randle6'2"·3002yr
  • 33-star recruitDL55Jaylin Hicks6'3"·2701yr
  • 33-star recruitDL45Sam Macy6'5"·2501yr
  • 33-star recruitDL94Mo Saine6'4"·2751yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL98Adam Kissayi ← Clemson6'8"·2551yr
USCDefensive line6 blue chips14
  • 44-star recruitDE10Braylan Shelby6'5"·2602yr
    28 Tackles5.0 TFL3.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDE10Jamil Muhammad6'1"·2606yr
    27 Tackles1.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDE1Kameryn Crawford6'5"·2551yr
    19 Tackles4.5 TFL2.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDE6Anthony Lucas6'5"·2853yr
    16 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDE35DJ Peevy6'3"·2602yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDE39Garrett Pomerantz6'2"·2253yr
  • 33-star recruitDL1Devan Thompkins6'5"·3003yr
    24 Tackles2.5 TFL1.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL56Elijah Hughes6'3"·2952yr
    6 Tackles1.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDL1Bear Alexander6'3"·3163yr
    5 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDL91Carlon Jones6'2"·3271yr
  • 33-star recruitDT91Gavin Meyer ← Wyoming6'3"·2905yr
    32 Tackles2.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDT99Nate Clifton ← Vanderbilt6'4"·2956yr
    21 Tackles2.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDT94Kobe Pepe6'2"·3405yr
    19 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDT97Jide Abasiri6'5"·2801yr
    8 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
MINNOffensive line3 blue chips15
USCBacks & tight ends6 blue chips11
  • 44-star recruitRB4Woody Marks ← Mississippi State5'10"·2085yr
    198 Car1,133 Rush yds9 TD5.7 Rush avg
    47 Rec321 Rec yds6.8 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitRB0Quinten Joyner5'11"·2202yr
    63 Car478 Rush yds3 TD7.6 Rush avg
    12 Rec89 Rec yds7.4 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB21Bryan Jackson II6'2"·2381yr
    36 Car188 Rush yds1 TD5.2 Rush avg
    1 Rec0 Rec yds0.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitRB28A'Marion Peterson6'0"·2152yr
    16 Car65 Rush yds1 TD4.1 Rush avg
    2 Rec13 Rec yds6.5 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE87Lake McRee6'4"·2504yr
    24 Rec245 Rec yds0 TD10.2 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitTE7Walker Lyons6'4"·2451yr
    6 Rec36 Rec yds0 TD6.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE44Kade Eldridge6'4"·2502yr
    3 Rec19 Rec yds0 TD6.3 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE24Carson Tabaracci6'1"·2303yr
    career 1 Rec32 Rec yds0 TD32.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitTE23Walter Matthews6'6"·3051yr
  • 44-star recruitTE4Joey Olsen6'5"·2461yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE86CJ Woods6'2"·2552yr
MINNLinebackersNo blue chips13
  • 33-star recruitLB45Cody Lindenberg6'3"·2405yr
    94 Tackles5.0 TFL1.0 Sacks1 Int
  • 33-star recruitLB6Maverick Baranowski6'2"·2303yr
    65 Tackles5.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB9Devon Williams6'1"·2304yr
    44 Tackles2.5 TFL0.5 Sacks1 Int
  • 33-star recruitLB19Joey Gerlach6'3"·2253yr
    15 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB43Eli Mau6'2"·2354yr
    9 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB14Tyler Stolsky6'2"·2323yr
    7 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB49Matt Kingsbury6'3"·2352yr
    3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 22-star recruitLB35Derik LeCaptain6'2"·2356yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB42Alex Elliott6'2"·2202yr
  • 33-star recruitLB46Mason Carrier6'3"·2351yr
  • 22-star recruitLB15Oberhiri Eyafe6'3"·2201yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB34Jack Tinnen6'3"·2253yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB4Drew Wilson6'0"·2192yr
USCLinebackers5 blue chips14
  • 33-star recruitLB4Easton Mascarenas-Arnold ← Oregon State6'0"·2313yr
    94 Tackles5.0 TFL2.0 Sacks2 Int
  • 33-star recruitLB13Mason Cobb6'0"·2305yr
    72 Tackles2.5 TFL0.0 Sacks2 Int
  • 33-star recruitLB18Eric Gentry6'6"·2254yr
    33 Tackles6.5 TFL2.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB2Anthony Beavers6'2"·2374yr
    18 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB2Sam Greene6'2"·2512yr
    15 Tackles3.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB58Solomon Tuliaupupu6'3"·2606yr
    13 Tackles1.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB8Desman Stephens II6'3"·2501yr
    13 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks1 Int
  • 44-star recruitLB9Raesjon Davis6'0"·2284yr
    5 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB15Garrison Madden6'3"·2353yr
    5 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB26Elijah Newby6'3"·2351yr
    2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB57Roman Marchetti6'2"·2253yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB8Lorenzo Cowan6'3"·2501yr
  • 33-star recruitLB15Jadyn Walker6'2"·2401yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB50Matt Galvan5'11"·2151yr
MINNBacks & tight ends3 blue chips19
  • 44-star recruitRB1Darius Taylor6'0"·2152yr
    205 Car986 Rush yds10 TD4.8 Rush avg
    54 Rec350 Rec yds6.5 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitRB24Marcus Major ← Oklahoma6'0"·2206yr
    78 Car352 Rush yds3 TD4.5 Rush avg
    20 Rec144 Rec yds7.2 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitRB8Jaren Mangham ← Michigan State6'2"·2356yr
    19 Car123 Rush yds0 TD6.5 Rush avg
    1 Rec7 Rec yds7.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB27Jordan Nubin5'11"·2154yr
    11 Car19 Rush yds0 TD1.7 Rush avg
    3 Rec32 Rec yds10.7 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB2Fame Ijeboi6'0"·2101yr
    2 Car13 Rush yds0 TD6.5 Rush avg
  • 33-star recruitRB5Sieh Bangura ← Ohio6'0"·2104yr
    4 Car12 Rush yds0 TD3.0 Rush avg
  • 33-star recruitRB22Jaydon Wright5'11"·2201yr
  • 22-star recruitRB40Zander Rockow6'0"·2332yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB28Cortez LeGrant5'10"·2002yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB33Kaeden Johnson5'8"·1751yr
  • 33-star recruitTE86Jameson Geers6'5"·2504yr
    27 Rec286 Rec yds4 TD10.6 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE87Nick Kallerup6'5"·2706yr
    9 Rec117 Rec yds0 TD13.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE44Frank Bierman6'4"·2503yr
    1 Rec13 Rec yds0 TD13.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE83Nathan Jones6'5"·2503yr
    1 Rec10 Rec yds0 TD10.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE88Jacob Simpson6'4"·2451yr
    1 Rec4 Rec yds0 TD4.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE83Sam Peters6'4"·2502yr
  • 33-star recruitTE19Pierce Walsh6'4"·2502yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE84Jack DiSano6'3"·2453yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE82Julian Johnson6'6"·2601yr
USCReceivers4 blue chips15
  • 44-star recruitWR6Makai Lemon5'11"·1952yr
    52 Rec764 Rec yds3 TD14.7 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR8Ja'Kobi Lane6'4"·2002yr
    43 Rec525 Rec yds12 TD12.2 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR1Zachariah Branch5'10"·1802yr
    47 Rec503 Rec yds1 TD10.7 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR11Kyron Hudson6'1"·2153yr
    38 Rec462 Rec yds3 TD12.2 Rec avg
  • 55-star recruitWR0Duce Robinson6'6"·2302yr
    23 Rec396 Rec yds5 TD17.2 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR81Kyle Ford ← UCLA6'1"·2256yr
    26 Rec317 Rec yds3 TD12.2 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR9Jay Fair ← Auburn5'10"·1903yr
    8 Rec78 Rec yds1 TD9.8 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR15Jaden Richardson ← Tufts University6'1"·2051yr
    1 Rec19 Rec yds0 TD19.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR4Charles Ross ← San José State6'1"·1656yr
    1 Rec11 Rec yds0 TD11.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR44Josiah Zamora5'8"·1854yr
  • 44-star recruitWR4DJ Jordan6'0"·1901yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR46Corey Nerhus5'9"·1952yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR82Collin Fasse5'10"·1851yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR83Donovan Wood6'0"·2101yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR31Seth Zamora5'9"·1751yr
MINNDefensive backs1 blue chip23
USCDefensive backs10 blue chips19
MINNReceivers3 blue chips12
USCKickersNo blue chips4
  • 33-star recruitPK96Michael Lantz ← Georgia Southern5'11"·1905yr
    14 FG21 FGA54 Long92 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK48Denis Lynch5'7"·1904yr
    career 25 FG37 FGA53 Long208 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK92Garth White6'3"·2063yr
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedPK95Tyler Robles5'7"·1752yr
    career 0 FG0 FGA0 Long1 Pts
MINNKickersNo blue chips3
  • 33-star recruitPK99Dragan Kesich6'4"·2355yr
    20 FG28 FGA53 Long98 Pts
  • 33-star recruitPK98David Kemp5'8"·1754yr
    career 5 FG7 FGA40 Long22 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK30Sam Henson6'1"·1951yr
USCPuntersNo blue chips4
  • 33-star recruitP16Eddie Czaplicki6'1"·2074yr
    43 Punts47.8 Avg25 In 20
  • —No recruiting profile foundP48Ryon Sayeri5'11"·1851yr
    1 Punts57.0 Avg1 In 20
  • —No recruiting profile foundP36Rey Sanchez6'2"·2251yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundP40Cameron Shirangi6'1"·2001yr
MINNPuntersNo blue chips2

Previous 8 meetings vs. USC

Minnesota 1–6–1 vs USC

  • 2011 · wk 1Minnesota 17 @ USC 19
  • 2010 · wk 3USC 32 @ Minnesota 21
  • 1980 · wk 5USC 24 @ Minnesota 7
  • 1979 · wk 4Minnesota 14 @ USC 48
  • 1968 · wk 2USC 29 @ Minnesota 20
  • 1965 · wk 2USC 20 @ Minnesota 20
  • 1955 · wk 7USC 19 @ Minnesota 25
  • 1953 · wk 2Minnesota 7 @ USC 17

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