USC football breakdown: How the Trojans look at quarterback

Jayden Maiava lives his days one at a time, working on himself in any way that head coach Lincoln Riley could ask for.

This season, that involved everything from using a lavender mist before going to sleep to developing the ability to calmly work through his progressions.

Maiava could have chosen to declare for the 2026 NFL Draft at the conclusion of this season. When the day came for him to decide what his next move would be, he chose USC.

“There’s still going to be so much...