Week 9 · 2026

#2 Ohio State at USC

Sat 10/31/2026 07:30 PMLos Angeles Memorial ColiseumUSC pregame30% — Pregame win probability: 30% for USC. Ohio State favored, and lost — USC won.ConferenceRecap

70°2 mph SE · 63% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station

#2 Ohio State

6–2

USC

7–2

Attendance

—

not yet reported

Passing

AttemptsSuccessYdsPointsAir / YAC

Ohio State

DeepShort

0.0

19.75.0

6.83.0

3.84.9

9.77.7

7.59.2

LeftMiddleRight

caughtincompleteyds/att · YAC/comp · boxed = best

USC1 unplaced

DeepShort

—

0.0

3.15.2

22.414.0

10.615.4

LeftMiddleRight

caughtincompleteyds/att · YAC/comp · boxed = best

Ohio State

DeepShort

67%2.41

25%3.42

33%1.29

67%1.30

63%0.66

LeftMiddleRight

successfulnotrate · explosiveness · boxed = best

USC

DeepShort

—

38%0.55

80%2.04

38%2.57

LeftMiddleRight

successfulnotrate · explosiveness · boxed = best

Ohio State

DeepShort

LeftMiddleRight

area = yds · one scale for both teams

USC

DeepShort

—

112

LeftMiddleRight

area = yds · one scale for both teams

Ohio State

DeepShort

-2.1

4.6

1.0

-1.3

4.4

2.1

LeftMiddleRight

area = points added · one scale for both teams

USC

DeepShort

—

-1.1

-2.6

7.9

5.0

LeftMiddleRight

area = points added · one scale for both teams

Ohio State

DeepShort

— · —

49 · 10

24 · 3

13 · 44

35 · 23

14 · 46

LeftMiddleRight

airYACone scale for both teams

USC

DeepShort

—

— · —

-1 · 26

42 · 70

8 · 77

LeftMiddleRight

airYACone scale for both teams

Rushing

CarriesYdsPointsOL / RB

Ohio State

B. Jackson21I. West13L. Fahey5Other2

4.129%50%

5.513%75%

4.50%0%

LeftMiddleRight

carryyds/car · stuff · power · boxed = best (stuff: low wins)

USC

K. Miller13W. Jordan12

9.820%0%

4.117%50%

1.550%0%

LeftMiddleRight

carryyds/car · stuff · power · boxed = best (stuff: low wins)

Ohio State

175

LeftMiddleRight

area = yds · one scale for both teams

USC

LeftMiddleRight

area = yds · one scale for both teams

Ohio State

0.0

7.2

0.3

LeftMiddleRight

area = points added · one scale for both teams

USC

4.8

-0.8

-1.3

LeftMiddleRight

area = points added · one scale for both teams

Ohio State

21 · 7 · 2

114 · 35 · 37

7 · 3 · 0

LeftMiddleRight

OLRB 5–10RB 10+one scale for both teams

USC

21 · 15 · 18

52 · 14 · 11

3 · 0 · 0

LeftMiddleRight

OLRB 5–10RB 10+one scale for both teams

Win probability

USC's chance to win after each play · CFBD

Availability

Big Ten game day · Sat 4:30 PM CT

Ohio State

Out

Leroy Roker III S

Julian Sayin QBnew

Brock Boyd WR

Brenten "Inky" Jones S

Ja’Kobi Jackson RB

Jay Timmons CBnew

Deshawn Stewart Snew

Amari Valerio-Hudson WR

Eli Lee LBnew

Jaxon Powell OL

Maxence LeBlanc TEnew

Game-time decision

Brandon Inniss WRnew

USC

Out

Terrell Anderson WR

Corey Simms WR

Kendarius Reddick S

Taylor "Taybo" Johnson LB

Roman Marchetti LB

Kilian O'Connor OL

Hayden Treter OLnew

Game-time decision

Jahkeem Stewart DT

Mark Bowman TE

Shahn Alston RBnew

In the box score

Ohio State

Out 0 of 11

Game-time decision 0 of 1

USC

Out 0 of 7

Game-time decision 3 of 4 · Jahkeem Stewart, Mark Bowman, Jamaal Jarrett

Listed players who recorded at least one stat in this game. Participation reports aren't published, so a player who played without recording a stat (often a lineman) isn't counted.

Availability this week

Each report this game week, best players first. A dot means not on that report.

Ohio State4 reports

Player	Wed 7p	Thu 7p	Fri 7p	Sat 4:30p
Julian SayinQB	Out	Out	Out	Out
Ja'Kobi JacksonRB	Out	Out	Out	Out
Jay TimmonsCB	Quest.	Quest.	Doubtful	Out
Leroy Roker IIIS	Out	Out	Out	Out
Brandon InnissWR	Quest.	Quest.	Quest.	Game-time
Brock BoydWR	Quest.	Out	Out	Out
Brenten JonesS	Out	Out	Out	Out
Deshawn StewartS	Available	Out	Out	Out
Maxence LeBlancTE	Out	Out	Out	Out
Amari Valerio-HudsonWR	Out	Out	Out	Out
Eli LeeLB	Quest.	Out	Out	Out
Jaxon PowellOL	Out	Out	Out	Out

+1 more (hover for names)

USC2 reports

Player	Wed 7p	Sat 4:30p
Mark BowmanTE	Quest.	Game-time
Corey SimmsWR	Out	Out
Shahn AlstonRB	Quest.	Game-time

Previous 10 meetings vs. Ohio State

USC 8–2 vs Ohio State

2017 · wk 16USC 7 @ Ohio State 24
2009 · wk 2USC 18 @ Ohio State 15
2008 · wk 3Ohio State 3 @ USC 35
1990 · wk 6USC 35 @ Ohio State 26
1989 · wk 4Ohio State 3 @ USC 42
1984 · wk 16Ohio State 17 @ USC 20
1979 · wk 15Ohio State 16 @ USC 17
1974 · wk 15Ohio State 17 @ USC 18
1973 · wk 15Ohio State 42 @ USC 21
1972 · wk 15Ohio State 17 @ USC 42

Previous meeting vs. Lincoln Riley

Ohio State 0–1 vs Lincoln Riley

2017 · wk 2Oklahoma 31 @ Ohio State 16

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