USC Trojans
0–0 · 0–0 BIG TEN
In the books
WEEK 0 · 2026
Week 0 pregame guide
Read the offense before the score
Against San José State, watch USC’s communication at center and the receiving pecking order; elsewhere, the model offers two rooting interests.
Read the rooting guide →
Credit
Photo creditBobak Ha'EriWikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0Cropped to 16:9, resized and converted to WebP by Fan Watch.Your game
San José State at USC…
…
TV TBA
Final
San José State
Final · San José State 26–42 USCWish granted ✓
USC
Nothing else moves the path
the rest is background footballNothing else meaningfully changes USC's path. Watch the rest because it is football.
7 other games had little impact
North Carolina at TCU
NC State at Virginia
Jacksonville State at North Dakota State
Sacramento State at Eastern Michigan
Hawai'i at Stanford
New Mexico State at Florida State
Memphis at UNLV
The rooting list was:USC. Nothing else meaningfully moves the path.
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 0. How the model works.