The unbeaten Trojans have an early Big Ten kickoff Saturday against the Illini, their first ranked opponent of the season as their schedule begins to ramp up.

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The USC Trojans' pass defense hasn’t been perfect, ranking ninth in the Big Ten in efficiency through four games. But if there’s one unit keeping the Trojans af

The Illini are tough to beat at home: Illinois will be happy to return to the newly-christened Gies Memorial Stadium, becuase they're 8-1 at home since the start of last season. Their only loss came to Minnesota last year, and two of the wins they picked up were against teams ranked at the time like USC currently is ( Kansas and Michigan ).

The Fighting Illini aren’t just the talk of the town — they’re the talk of a major network. For the first time ever, the Fox Sports Big Noon Kickoff Show is in Champaign. College football fans all over America will tune in to see Fox hosting Big Noon Kickoff on the

Hanson is a Redondo Beach, Calif., native who joined USC’s football program as a walk-on in 2004. There, he became the campus drug dealer, telling The Mob Museum in July 2025 that he "was willing to do anything it took to be able to fit in with those USC kids."

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Check out what to watch for when No. 21 USC takes on No. 23 Illinois on the road Saturday during a key Big Ten showdown.