Jayden Maiava shows his skill but also his inexperience as USC overcomes miscues to defeat Nebraska 28-20 and move closer to qualifying for a bowl game.
In the last gasps of an otherwise lost season, USC’s new quarterback trotted onto the field Saturday afternoon as a towering 6-foot-5 symbol of hope. Any last chance of the Trojans salvaging their season — or at least securing a bowl bid — rested on his broad shoulders. The weight of the moment was what Jayden Maiava had transferred to USC to find in the first place.
It took all of two plays for the Trojans to test Maiava’s big arm, as he twice let it fly deep on USC’s first drive. But it would take a while longer for USC and its new quarterback to find any semblance of rhythm Saturday. Maiava would dig the Trojans a hole to climb out of first.
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