Adam Bradford revisits pregame predictions from USC's road victory over Nebraska

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On Saturday, USC football went on the road to Lincoln and earned an ugly but gutsy road victory over Nebraska. Prior to the game, I gave five predictions for the contest.

How did my picks fare? Let’s take a look back at them and see.

Turnover issues continue

“After not throwing an interception in the first four games of the season, USC quarterback Jayden Maiava has thrown four in the past three games. In a hostile road environment Saturday night, he throws another.”

Maiava did indeed throw another interception.

Raiola returns the favor

“Nebraska’s Dylan Raiola has also thrown four picks in his team’s past three games. Like Maiava, he turns the ball over again against the Trojans.”

This one is a tricky. Raiola did not throw a pick, but he did have a fumble. Since I only wrote that “he turns the ball over” and did not specify how, does that make this pick technically correct?

Another tight end touchdown

“After not catching a single touchdown pass in 2024, USC’s tight ends have already found the end zone four times in 2025. Against Nebraska, that number goes to five.”

It is hard to have a tight end touchdown when your quarterback only completes nine passes the entire game, none of which went for scores.

Struggling with the run

“Without top running backs Waymond Jordan and Eli Sanders, USC averaged just 2.3 yards per rushing attempt against Notre Dame. On the road in Lincoln, they are again under three yards per carry.”

The Trojans averaged over five yards per carry. Way to prove me wrong on this one!

Big play allowed

“Allowing big plays has been a constant struggle for USC’s defense this year. On Saturday night, they allow at least two plays of 20 yards or more.”

Nebraska did have two plays of 23 yards, so this prediction was a hit. The good news for USC is they did not have any plays longer than that, which can be considered a minor victory for the Trojans.

Overall Performance

I went three-for-five this week. Like USC, it was not the prettiest performance from me, but we will take it.

This article originally appeared on Trojans Wire: Adam Bradford revisits USC football vs Nebraska pregame predictions

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