Jayden Maiava, in first USC start, leads Trojans past Nebraska

LOS ANGELES — Nine plays in, this attempt at an offensive revolution at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum stood in danger of dying before it’d even begun, USC head coach Lincoln Riley resting his hand encouragingly on his young quarterback’s shoulder pad.

Perhaps, if Jayden Maiava were a different young man of a different young mind, USC’s attempt at a quarterback change would’ve ended right there. Nine plays into a momentous first start, yes, the UNLV transfer stood a sorry 2-of-7 passing...