USC Survives 21-17 at Nebraska; QB Injured

No. 23 USC beat Nebraska 21-17 at Memorial Stadium, improving to 6-2 and keeping its College Football Playoff hopes alive while extending Nebraska’s streak to 29 straight losses against ranked teams. Nebraska’s starting QB Dylan Raiola suffered a right-ankle injury on a third-quarter strip-sack and did not return; coach Matt Rhule said trainers felt he couldn’t run and they wouldn’t risk him, and Nebraska has not provided an official update on his Week 11 status. USC overcame a season-worst passing night from Jayden Maiava (9-of-23, 135 yards, INT) by leaning on RB King Miller, who rushed 18 times for 129 yards and scored the go-ahead fourth-quarter touchdown. Emmett Johnson rushed for 165 yards for Nebraska but slipped on a critical fourth-and-1 late, and true freshman TJ Lateef could not engineer a comeback. The game drew postgame attention for a taunting USC social-media post, and USC’s defense limited Nebraska to three second-half points to preserve the win.