LOS ANGELES — USC extended its home win streak to nine consecutive games with a 66-14 rout over Nevada on Saturday at the Coliseum. It didn't take Lincoln Riley long to start thinking getting the streak to a perfect 10 with conference foe Stanford visiting next. "We took a step this week," Riley said in his opening statement after the blowout win, "and we got a big one coming up and we gotta continue to take those steps." Here are four takeaways from USC's win:Got your backTwo inside linebackers wore sweatpants on the sideline. Starter Mason Cobb and top reserve Eric Gentry both missed the game with undisclosed injuries that aren't expected to sideline them long term, Riley said.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 04, 2023 03:31 UTC