LIVE: Pregame – USC Trojans vs Arizona Wildcats

The No. 9 USC Trojans (5-0, 3-0) host the Arizona Wildcats (3-2, 1-1) Saturday night. The Trojans are looking to run their winning streak against the Wildcats to 11 games and hit the halfway point of the 2023 season undefeated before a trip to South Bend next week.

Follow along as we provide all the major notes and scoring plays from this one as they happen.

Pregame

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Warmups

* Reports surfaced Friday evening that USC cornerback Domani Jackson will miss this game due to injury. Jackson is in attendance but sitting on the bench during early warmups and will indeed be out for this game against Arizona.

* USC safety Max Williams is out on the field early and going through warmups. He didn’t play last week against Colorado but appears on track to play in this one. Head coach Lincoln Riley said midweek that Williams was doing more this week than last, but was noncommittal about his likelihood of playing. His availability would be a big plus against an Arizona team that is bringing some very good receivers into this one.

* Lots of USC players greeting Arizona Defensive Analyst and Assistant Director of Recruiting Armond Hawkins out on the field. Hawkins served as USC’s director of high school relations during the 2020 and 2021 seasons.

* Still very early in warmups with only the kickers in uniform. Both Arizona quarterbacks — Jayden de Laura and Noah Fifita — are throwing the ball around to receivers. de Laura is the established starter but missed Arizona’s last game due to injury. He’ll likely be a game time decision. Reports from last night were that de Laura was “unlikely” to play.

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