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Illinois vs. USC football recap: Illini hit game-winning field goal at the buzzer

The Illinois Fighting Illini defeated the USC Trojans with a game-winning field goal at the buzzer in Week 5 college football ...

Pete Carroll, USC both lose to Illinois-based teams on final play of the game this weekend

People who love USC football had a horrible weekend. What's worse for the USC fans in this story is that both losses to Illinois-based teams came on a last-play field goal, with one being made and one ...

Illinois Coach Bret Bielema Reveals USC Trojans 'Riled Up' Fighting Illini Before Game

The No. 21 USC Trojans suffered their first loss of the season against the No. 23 Illinois Fighting Illini, 34-32. It was a close matchup, but after injuries an ...

Adam Bradford revisits pregame predictions from USC's heartbreaking road loss to Illinois

On Saturday, USC football suffered its first loss of the 2025 season, falling 34-32 on the road at Illinois. Prior to the game, I gave five predictions for the contest. How did my picks fare? Let’s ...

USC has its warts, but the Trojans have a path to play meaningful late-season games

USC has barely broken a sweat in its first four games of the season, winning each by double digits. Soon, this team will be ...

USC Trojans' Lincoln Riley Defends Late Game Time Management In Loss To Illinois

The No. 21 USC Trojans suffered their first loss of the season against the No. 23 Illinois Fighting Illini 34-32 on a game-winning walk-off field goal by David ...
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Purdue football vs USC final score, recap: Bizarre plays, whacky weather in Odom's first Boilers loss

A Purdue football losing streak in Big Ten Conference play continued, but they showed promising signs in Barry Odom's first league game. Still, a 33-17 loss to USC showed plenty to improve upon, such ...