Northwestern is set to play some Friday night lights football at the L.A. Coliseum against USC and Zach is joined by Sports Illustrated writer and editor Nick Selbe to preview the matchup. The two discuss how they feel about this being a conference game before diving into the Trojans, who nearly had their season completely derailed with a scare at Nebraska. They dive deep on the performance of quarterback Jayden Maiava this season and whether or not he’s capable of being the next program great, while also highlighting the star-studded cast of skill players around him. Finally, they emphasize the biggest weakness of USC’s defense before making picks and predictions.

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