bowl game

Even though he’s not getting fired, Riley needs to coach these last two regular-season games and possibly a bowl game like he’s coaching for his USC life.

Jayden Maiava shows his skill but also his inexperience as USC overcomes miscues to defeat Nebraska 28-20 and move closer to qualifying for a bowl game.

The then-Pac-10 Conference banned Robinson’s Trojans from playing in a bowl game after the 1980 season because of violations, including the enrollment of more than 30 USC athletes in a speech class for which they were given credit without attending.

Interestingly, the recent quarterback change might help propel USC to a bowl game.

The last time these teams met was in the 1986 Rose Bowl, UCLA’s 45-28 victory marking its most recent triumph in the bowl game held on home turf.