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Jayden Maiava and Josh Hoover face off as USC visits defending national champion Indiana

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Troy, D. (2026, November 14). Jayden Maiava and Josh Hoover face off as USC visits defending national champion Indiana. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-betting/jayden-maiava-josh-hoover-face-off-usc-visits-defending-national-champion-indiana

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Fox News · collected 2026-11-14 · by David Troy

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The article discusses an upcoming college football game between USC and Indiana, where USC, currently 7-2 with a national ranking of 20th, faces the defending national champions. USC's quarterback Jayden Maiava has thrown for 20 touchdowns and completed 67% of his passes this season, though recent games against Oregon and Wisconsin highlight some weaknesses. Indiana, led by quarterback Josh Hoover who has thrown for 19 touchdowns and only two interceptions, has struggled in their last four games but managed to win three in overtime. The article predicts Indiana to win but suggests betting on them at -7 instead of the higher spread.
Written by AI on 2026-11-14, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Jayden Maiava and Josh Hoover face off as USC visits defending national champion Indiana in a crucial college football game. USC, with a 7-2 record and ranked 20th nationally, is coming off losses to Oregon and Wisconsin. The Trojans' performance against Wisconsin was particularly perplexing, as their running game struggled, with the leading rusher gaining only 28 yards. Despite the setbacks, USC's fate is largely tied to Maiava's performance, as the team's success is seen to depend on their quarterback's ability to lead them to victory.

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Who wrote this

David Troy
74 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
That won’t happen this year, but it will next season.
Maybe it is nerves, maybe it is a tough schedule; I really don’t know what the issue is.
Quarterback Conner Weigman played well enough in the game; the team fell just short and couldn't come up with the winning drive.
Teams will still have bye weeks, and the playoff push will be fully underway.
Perhaps that could be considered impressive because they have allowed more shots per game than they've taken.
Their tenacity will set the tone for Michigan State all season.
I was correct that Cooper Flagg would go off, considering the hard foul from the first time the two teams met.
Josh Allen might be playing the best football of his career.
If you are missing two of your top six players, it will be difficult no matter what team you are.
Once this week’s games are over, 50% of the season is done, and we should have a pretty good idea of who will make the postseason and who will not.
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Topics

Indiana Oregon Trojans USC Wisconsin

Subjects

Indiana GPE · 4× Wisconsin ORG · 4× Trojans ORG · 3× USC ORG · 3× Hoosiers ORG · 2× Oregon GPE · 2× Badgers ORG · 1× College Football ORG · 1× Ducks ORG · 1× Jayden Maiava PERSON · 1×

Narrative

You can’t really blame the running game completely; I think we all know the Trojans will only go as far as quarterback Jayden Maiava will take them.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-14
That won’t happen this year, but it will next season.

Claims (30 extracted, 2 hedged)

There has been some news about College Football recently about the idea that they are expanding to 24 teams in the College Football Playoffs. asserted
they → expand → Playoffs
That won’t happen this year, but it will next season. asserted
it → happen → ?
There are a lot of people complaining because it likely will take away Conference Tournaments. asserted
it → be → Tournaments
Personally, I like the expansion. asserted
I → like → expansion
Before we get there, let’s take a look at today’s game between USC and Indiana. asserted
’s → get → USC
USC is 7-2 for the season, and they are 20th in the nation coming into this afternoon’s game. asserted
they → come → game
The Trojans' losses came against Oregon and Wisconsin this season. asserted
losses → come → Oregon
The Trojans should’ve been plenty good to beat the Badgers, but they couldn’t get anything going on the ground to open things up. asserted
anything → beat → things
Their leading rusher in the game had 28 yards on the ground. asserted
rusher → have → ground
You can’t really blame the running game completely; I think we all know the Trojans will only go as far as quarterback Jayden Maiava will take them. asserted
Maiava → blame → them
He has completed about 67% of passes this year and thrown for 20 touchdowns. asserted
He → complete → touchdowns
He only has five interceptions this season, so he has put together a good year. asserted
he → have → year
He had two interceptions against Wisconsin, which clearly didn’t help the USC cause. asserted
which → have → cause
He also somehow had -57 rushing yards in the Wisconsin game. asserted
He → have → game
Indiana is the defending National Champion, but the team that won last year is significantly different from this season’s team. asserted
that → defend → team
Fernando Mendoza is obviously gone, and the team was going to have to adjust to him leaving for the NFL. asserted
him → go → NFL
They don’t have a bad quarterback – Josh Hoover – under center, it just is that he isn’t quite as elite as Mendoza. asserted
he → have → Mendoza
Hoover has fewer than 2,000 yards this season, but he does have 19 touchdown passes. asserted
he → have → passes
Perhaps the best part is that he is taking care of the ball, throwing just two interceptions this season. asserted
he → take → interceptions
The Hoosiers haven’t looked very good lately, either. asserted
Hoosiers → look → ?
Perhaps they are playing better competition than before, but they’ve had four consecutive close games. asserted
they → play → games
They won by just three against Nebraska. asserted
They → win → Nebraska
Then they lost by four to Ohio State, though they probably could’ve won that game if they could’ve stayed in bounds. uncertain
they → lose → bounds
Then they had to go into overtime to beat Michigan. asserted
they → have → Michigan
The following week, they again needed overtime in order to beat Minnesota. asserted
they → need → Minnesota
Four straight weeks of close games, but the team went 3-1. asserted
team → go → games
This could be a great game between the two teams, and I find it very hard to trust Indiana right now. uncertain
it → find → Indiana
Both teams are coming off of bye weeks, so they have had plenty of time to prepare for this game. asserted
they → come → game
I think Indiana has the better defense, and I do think they likely took this time to get their team refocused. asserted
team → think → time
I’m going to take the Hoosiers here, but I’m going to play them at just -7 instead of them at -7.5. asserted
I → go → -7.5
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