Venue & Game Info
Kickoff: 3:30 PM ET / 12:30 PM PT
Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana (Capacity: ~57,236)
Broadcast: CBS Streaming: Paramount+
Notable: First Big Ten conference game for USC; Purdue aiming for first 3–0 start since 2007
Weather Outlook
Forecast: Partly cloudy
Temperature at Kickoff: ~85°F
Humidity: ~50%
Wind: Light SW at 6 mph
Precipitation:
Impact: Warm, dry conditions — minimal weather effect on play
Injury & Availability Report
USC:
No major starters ruled out
QB Jayden Maiava healthy; 707 pass yds, 6 TD, 0 INT, 73.8% comp, plus 1 rush TD
RB Waymond Jordan (209 rush yds, 2 TD, 10.0 YPC) available
WR Makai Lemon (11 rec, 248 yds, 2 TD) active
WR Ja’Kobi Lane (124 yds, 1 TD) active
Purdue:
No major starters ruled out
QB Ryan Browne healthy; 481 pass yds, 4 TD, 1 INT, 65.3% comp, plus 55 rush yds
RB Devin Mockobee (185 rush yds, 3 TD) available
WR Arhmad Branch (5 rec, 132 yds, 2 TD) active
Recent Form
USC:
W 59–20 vs. Georgia Southern — Maiava 412 pass yds, 4 TD; Lemon 158 rec yds, 2 TD
W 73–12 vs. Missouri State — offense scored on 9 of 10 drives
Purdue:
W 34–17 vs. Southern Illinois — Mockobee 126 rush yds, 2 TD
W 31–0 vs. Ball State — defense pitched first shutout since 2011
Series History
All-Time: USC leads 3–1
First Meeting: 1967 Rose Bowl — Purdue 14, USC 13
Last Meeting: 1988 — USC 27, Purdue 17 (Pigskin Classic)
Betting Trends
USC: 2–0 ATS in 2025; 5th nationally in 3rd-down conversion rate (68.8%)
Purdue: 1–1 ATS in 2025; 80th in defensive 3rd-down rate (37.5%)
Under has hit in 3 of USC’s last 5 road games
Game Odds
USC Trojans – 20.5
Purdue Boilermakers 59.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Friday, September 12, 2025
