USC Football Heads To Maryland For Inaugural Matchup With Terrapins

Football | October 15, 2024

CRABCAKES AND FOOTBALL

*USC travels its furthest distance this season across the country to just outside of our nation’s capital to challenge Maryland for the first time ever in USC football history.

*The Trojans take on the Terrapins on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 1 p.m. PT / 4 p.m. ET.

PENN STATE GAME RECAP

*USC fell 30-33 in a devastating overtime loss against No. 4 Penn State on Saturday, Oct. 12 at the Coliseum.

*All 3 of USC’s losses have been within 1 score (3 points versus Michigan and Penn State and 7 points versus Minnesota), and all have been within the last minute of regulation play or in overtime.

*USC scored a Penn State opponent season-high 30 points. Penn State had held 4 of its previous 5 opponents to 12 points or less.

*USC’s field goal in the third quarter was the first 3 points Penn State has allowed in the third quarter this season.

*QB Miller Moss went 20-of 34 (.588) for 220 yards with 2 TDs and 1 INT.

*RB Woody Marks recorded his sixth career 100-yard rushing game collecting 20 carries for 111 yards (5.6 avg.). He also had 2 receptions for 44 yards.

*WR Makai Lemon led the Trojans with 6 receptions for 73 yards (12.2 avg.).

*RB Quinten Joyner scored twice for the Trojans – once on 75-yard rush in the first quarter and once on a 9-yard pass from Moss in the second quarter.

*His 75-yard score was a career-long run and the longest play from scrimmage by a Trojan this season. It was also the longest rush by a Trojan since Ronald Jones II had an 86-yard TD run at Washington State on Sept. 29, 2017, as well as the longest from scrimmage by the Trojans since Tahj Washington had a 76-yard TD catch versus San Jose State on Aug. 26, 2023.

*Joyner is the first Trojan to have a rushing and receiving TD in the same game since Austin Jones had a rushing and receiving TD versus California on Oct. 28, 2023.

*This is the second career 2 TD game for Joyner, the other being this season against Utah State (both rushing).

*WR Kyron Hudson scored on a 5-yard pass from Moss in the fourth quarter.

*LB Easton Mascarenas-Arnold led the team with 13 tackles.

*Three Trojans nabbed INTs: Mascarenas-Arnold, LB Desman Stephens II who returned an INT for 42 yards and WR Duce Robinson who was playing defense and returned his INT for 35 yards which sent the game into overtime.

*In OT, K Michael Lantz pushed a 45-yard field goal wide left before PSU kicker, Ryan Barker, hit the game-winner from 36 yards.

OTHER STATS OF NOTE

*RB Quinten Joyner rushed for 75 yards in the first quarter last week which was the second-most among FBS RBs.

*USC has not allowed a first down on any of its opponents’ 7 rush attempts on third-and-long this season, which is tied for the best in the Big Ten.

*USC has allowed just 2.2 yards per attempt (51 yards/23 attempts) on third-and-long this season, which is the best among Power Conference teams.

*Per PFF, OL Emmanuel Pregnon was USC’s highest graded pass blocker against Penn State with an 83.2 grade.

*Pregnon has not allowed a pressure in USC’s last two games.

*Among offensive linemen with 380 snaps or more, Pregnon’s 78.5 season-long pass blocking grade is ranked No. 8 in the Big Ten.

MAKING HIS MARK

*With his 2 receptions against Penn State, RB Woody Marks extended his streak of consecutive games with a catch to 51, which is the longest active streak in the nation.

*Marks has 10 first down receptions this season, which is tied for 4th-most among Power Conference RBs.

PLAYERS WITH A CATCH IN AT LEAST 25 CONSECUTIVE GAMES

NAME	POS	SCHOOL	CATCHES
Woody Marks	RB	USC	51
LaJohntay Wester	WR	Colorado	43
Kyle Williams	WR	Wash. St.	43
Brant Kuithe	TE	Utah	38
Jaylin Noel	WR	Iowa St.	38
Brennan Presley	WR	Ok. St.	36
Andrew Armstrong	WR	Arkansas	33
JP Richardson	WR	TCU	33
Derwin Burgess Jr.	WR	Ga. Southern	33
Jordan Moore	WR	Duke	32
Raylen Sharpe	WR	Fresno State	32
Elijhah Badger	WR	Florida	32
Corey Dyches	TE	California	31
Elijah Sarratt	WR	Indiana	31
Kaedin Robinson	WR	App. State	31
Ife Adeyi	WR	Sam Houston St.	30
Money Parks	WR	Utah	30
Emeka Egbuka	WR	Ohio State	30
Donavon Greene	WR	Wake Forest	29
Joey Hobert	WR	Texas State	29
Luther Burden III	WR	Ohio State	28
Robert Lewis	WR	Auburn	26
Noah Smith	WR	Sam Houston	25

MILLER TIME

*QB Miller Moss ranks ninth in the nation (and No. 3 in the Big Ten) in completions per game with 24.83.

*Moss also ranks No. 4 in the Big Ten in passing yards per game (269.7).

*Per PFF, Moss is tied for No. 4 among Big Ten QBs in big time throws with 9.

*Moss is ranked fourth among Big Ten QBs for first downs (90).

POWERFUL PUNTING

*P Eddie Czaplicki continues to be a game-changer for the Trojans.

*USC leads the nation in net punting (46.70 yards).

*Czaplicki ranks No. 3 in the nation with a 49.1-yard punting average among punters with a minimum of 15 attempts.

*12 of his 20 punts have been over 50 yards, including a season-long of 62 yards against Minnesota.

*9 of his punts have pinned opponents inside the 20.

NATIONAL DEFENSIVE STATS

*USC ranks No. 1 in the Big Ten (and No. 6 in the nation) in third down conversion percentage defense (0.271).

*Over the last two weeks, LB Easton Mascarenas-Anrold leads the Big Ten in solo tackles with 21.

RANKINGS

*Neither USC nor Maryland is ranked in either poll.

BIG TEN COMPETITION

*USC has won 36 of its last 50 games (.720) against Big Ten foes.

IN OCTOBER

*USC has a 318-129-19 (.703) record while playing in the month of October (not including 5 wins vacated due to NCAA penalty; revised record: 323-129-19, .706).

ARTIFICIAL TURF

*USC is 51-38-1 (.572) in its last 89 games on artificial turf (not including 3 wins vacated due to NCAA penalty; original record: 54-38-1, .586).

IN MARYLAND

*USC has played in the state of Maryland 2 times:

*Oct. 21, 1950 vs. Navy at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore (L, 14-27)

*Aug. 28, 2004 vs. Virginia Tech at FedEx Field in Landover (W, 24-13)

TIME ZONE CHANGES

*Travel has been a hot topic throughout the offseason, but the Trojans are no strangers to crosscountry competition.

*Just in the last 22 years…

*In 2005 and 2013, USC traveled to Hawaii and Notre Dame.

*In 2010, USC traveled to Hawaii and Minnesota.

*In 2009, USC traveled to Ohio State and Notre Dame.

*In 2007, USC traveled to Nebraska and Notre Dame.

*In 2004, USC traveled to Landover, Md. to play Virginia Tech at FedEx Field, to BYU and to Miami, Fla. to play Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl for the BCS Championship Game.

*In 2003, USC traveled to Auburn and to Notre Dame.

*In 2002, USC traveled to Colorado, Kansas State and Miami, Fla. to play Iowa in the Orange Bowl.

SUPER BOWL SITES

*Just 3 teams in the nation are scheduled to play at 3 different Super Bowl sites:

*USC – All home games are at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum; USC defeated LSU 27-20 at Allegiant Stadium on Sept. 1; USC will play UCLA at the Rose Bowl on Nov. 23

*Notre Dame – The Irish will play Georgia Tech at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Oct. 19; Notre Dame will face Navy at MetLife Stadium on Oct. 26; The Irish will challenge the Trojans in the greatest intersectional rivalry in college football at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Nov. 30

*Navy – The Midshipmen will play Notre Dame at MetLife Stadium on Oct. 26; Navy will face Rice at Rice Stadium on Nov. 2; The Midshipmen will challenge South Florida at Raymond James Stadium on Nov. 9.

OLYMPIC RECORD

*USC is 206-73-10 (.730) in seasons that the Summer Olympics have been held (including this season). The Trojans won 4 national titles (1928, 1932, 1972, 2004) and played in 11 bowls (winning 8) during those Olympic seasons. (Does not include 2 wins–including 1 bowl appearance and 1 bowl win–vacated by NCAA penalty; original record: 208-73-10, .732.)

PRESIDENTIAL RECORD

*USC is 224-73-14 (.743) during presidential election years (including this season). (Does not include 1 win vacated due to NCAA penalty; original record: 225-73-14, .744).

*To be determined later this season, but the Trojans are 127-29-5 (.804) in years when Republicans won the White House and 94-41-9 (.684) when Democrats won. (Does not include 1 win vacated due to NCAA penalty; original record: 128-29-5, .806 with Republicans.)

*USC has won 4 national championships (1928-32-72-2004) during presidential election years.

TV OUTLETS

*USC has appeared live on 35 different television broadcasting outlets. The Trojans have won on the air of all but 3 of those outlets (KTLA, Innovative and a local Memphis station).

*USC has appeared on live national, regional or local telecasts 585 times.

HOME SWEET HOME

*Just 13 players across the nation returned to their previous school after spending one or more seasons at another NCAA institution.

NAME	SCHOOL	PREVIOUS
Beau Allen	Kentucky	Ga. Southern & Tarleton State
Jori Benson	Utah	UConn
Tyler Buchner	Notre Dame	Alabama
Vita Calvaruso	Arkansas	Wisconsin
Duce Chestnut	Syracuse	LSU
Omarion Cooper	Florida State	Colorado
Gilber Edmond	South Carolina	Florida State
Kyle Ford	USC	UCLA
Jam Griffin	Oregon State	Ole Miss
Henry Ikahihifo	Nevada	California
Lorando Johnson	Baylor	Arkansas
Christian Rorie	Duke	Texas State
Corey Rucker	Arkansas St.	South Carolina

USC-MARYLAND CONNECTIONS

*USC has 1 player from the state of Maryland (S Bryson Shaw), while Maryland also has 1 player from the state of California (P Brenden Segovia)

*USC DE Sam Greene, Maryland WR Sean Williams, Maryland DB Shamar McIntosh, Maryland LB Chris Wells and Maryland OL Billy Molly are all from Washington, D.C.

*USC QB Miller Moss, USC WR Xavier Jordan, USC QB Dylan Gebbia, USC LB Ryan Quintanar and Maryland P Brenden Segovia are from Los Angeles.

*USC K Garth White and Maryland P Brenden Segovia both prepped at Oaks Christian.

*USC Secondary Coach Doug Belk served as a defensive graduate assistant at Alabama, while Maryland head coach Michael Locksley served as an offensive analyst at Alabama in 2016.

*USC Defensive Ends Coach Shaun Nua served as the defensive line coach at Michigan while Maryland’s Offensive Coordinator / Wide Receivers Coach Josh Gattis served as the offensive coordinator at Michigan from 2019-21.

*Two Trojans and a Terp overlapped at Oklahoma: USC Director of Football Operations Clarke Stroud served as the university’s vice president of student affairs and dean of students at Oklahoma from 2000-17. USC Interim GM of USC Sports Properties Matt Wells served as an account executive at Sooner Sports Properties at Oklahoma from 2005-06. Maryland Associate Head Coach / Co-Offensive Coordinator / Tight Ends Coach Kevin Sumlin served as the Tight Ends / Special Teams and Co-Offensive Coordinator / Wide Receivers at Oklahoma from 2003- 07.

*USC Football Director of Player Engagement Jenna Mohiuddin is from Bethesda, Md.

*Maryland Director of Football Technology Chad Wells served as a video assistant at USC in 2010-12.

*USC Charles Griffin Director of Athletics Jennifer Cohen served as Athletic Director at Washington while Maryland Director of Volleyball and Softball Operations Kyle Thompson served as program coordinator for Washington’s volleyball program in 2016.

*USC Senior Associate Athletic Director, Strategic Communication & Brand Advancement Cody Worsham served as the Associate AD/Chief Brand Officer at LSU while Maryland OL Marcus Dumervil played at LSU from 2020-22.

*USC Track and Field Assistant Throws Coach Martin Maric served in a similar role at Virginia from 2013-22, USC Assistant Rowing Coach Larkin Brown was a student athlete at Virginia from 2019-23, all while Maryland Head Men’s Golf Coach John Phillips served as an assistant coach at Virginia from 2016-22.

*USC Assistant Athletic Director, Women’s Basketball Operations Ryan Cohan served in a similar role at Arizona State, while Maryland Senior Associate Athletic Director/Chief Development Officer Kirby Mills served in a similar role at Arizona State from 2017-22.

*USC women’s soccer Assistant Coach (Goalkeepers) Megan Hinz obtained her master’s degree in business management from Maryland in 2022.

*USC Athletic Ticket Office Customer Service Representative Alexis Brown served as a development assistant at Maryland from 2013-14.

*USC Director of Player Personnel Weston Zernechel served as a recruiting assistant and director of player personnel at Ohio State while Maryland Director of NIL Services Omari Deberry played Men’s Lacrosse at Ohio State from 2018-21.

*USC men’s volleyball Director of Operations / Women’s & Men’s Volleyball Technical Coordinator Virginia Pham served in a similar role at Penn State while Maryland Director of Development – Major Gifts Jon Brown held a similar position at Penn State from 2015-16.

*USC Assistant Director of Sports Performance Drew Smith served in a similar role at UConn, while Maryland Assistant Director of Leadership Annual Giving Hannah Younger served in a similar role at UConn from 2019-20.

MARYLAND TROJANS

*In USC’s history, 9 football lettermen claim Maryland as their home state and attended school in the state before coming to Troy: WR Jordan Addison (Federick/Tuscarora); DT Kenny Bigelolw Jr. (Elkton, Eastern Christian Academy); OLB J.R. Chesley (Indian Head/Lackey); RB Leonard Green (Springbrook/Springbrook); ILB Shane Lee (Burtonsville/ St. Frances Academy); OT Derrell Marshall (Seat Pleasant/Howard D. Woodson); FB Brennan Ochs (Bethesda/Georgetown Prep); S Bryson Shaw (Eldersburg/Bullis School); C Richie Wenzel (Chevy Chase/Our Lady of Good Council).

MARYLAND SCOUTING REPORT

*Over his six seasons with the Terrapins, head coach Michael Locksley is 32-36 , .471 (15-35 Big Ten, .300)

*Following a bye week, Maryland lost 10-37 to Northwestern on Friday night (Oct. 11) – Maryland’s second-straight loss.

*Maryland is now 0-3 in conference play this season.

*Just before the bye, Maryland lost 28-42 to Indiana.

*Northwestern went into the locker room with a 17-7 lead. Northwestern then outscored Maryland 20-3 in the final 15 minutes, with 17 of the points coming off takeaways.

*Maryland gave up 1 INT while recording three fumbles in the contest.

*Northwestern limited the Terps to 59 rushing yards.

*The Terps slid back to .500 while losing at home for the second time this season.

*The last time the Terps scored 10 points or less was its 30-0 loss to Penn State in 2022.

*For the first time since 2015, Maryland is 0-3 in Big Ten play.

*Prior to Friday’s game, the Terps led all power conference teams with a +11 turnover margin. Against Northwestern, they lost the turnover battle, 4-0.

*Over the past two weeks, competing against the Wildcats and Hoosiers, Maryland has given up a total of 79 points.

*Despite the multiple errors, the Terps still managed to beat Northwestern on offense, recording 355 yards to the Wildcats’ 283.

*QB Billy Edwards Jr. is 156-of-228 (.684) for 1,740 yards and 11 TDs with 3 INTs.

*Edwards leads the Big Ten and is fifth in the nation in completions per game (26.00).

*Edwards is also No. 3 in the Big Ten and 12th nationally in passing yards per game (290.0).

*RB Roman Hemby leads the ground attack with 74 attempts for 360 yards and 3 TDs

*WR Tai Felton leads the Terps in receptions with 55 catches for 719 yards and 5 TDs.

*Felton is No. 4 in the nation and leads the Big Ten in receiving yards (719) and receiving yards per game (119.8). He also is No. 2 in the nation and No. 1 in the Big Ten in receptions per game (9.2).

*LB Ruben Hyppolite II leads the team with 26 tackles

*LB Kellan Wyatt regularly finds himself in the backfield, leading the Terps with 6 tackles for loss of 32 yards.

*5 Terps have reorded INTs: DB Glendon Miller (3), DBJalen Husky (3), LB Ruben Hyppolite II (1), DB Dante Trader Jr. (1) and LB Kellan Wyatt (1). They are No. 2 in the Big Ten and 12th nationally in passes intercepted.

*The Maryland defense ranks eighth in the nation (and third in the Big Ten) in fourth-down conversion percentage defense (.250).

*The Terps lead the Big Ten in fumbles recovered with 6.

*Maryland is No. 1 in the Big Ten in time of possession (32:13).

*Maryland has allowed 25 receptions for 20+ yards this season, which is the most in the Big Ten.

*K Jack Howes is 8-for-11 on field goals this season with a season long of 46.