USC fans, you know the feeling. As the fall camp starts, it’s like the college football universe forgets Lincoln Riley even has a team. And in the big 2025, that snub feels downright official. The Trojans have tumbled out of every major preseason Top 25. And for the first time since 2019, it didn’t crack the preseason AP poll. Sure, it stings, but the real ones out west see a team that’s shaping up under the radar with a noticeably tighter defense and some quietly fierce position battles.

But if you want drama, let’s talk quarterbacks. This will be the first season in a while that features a fresh saga under center: the Jayden Maiava era. Last fall, Maiava stepped into the spotlight in relief after Miller Moss’ struggles. And, if we’re honest, it looked like a roller coaster wit

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