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USC Trojans Win Week 3 Game Against Rutgers; Injuries Loom Before Oregon

The USC Trojans secured a 42-35 victory over Rutgers, but the team faces multiple injuries and struggles in early Big Ten play ahead of the Oregon Ducks game.

2 publishers · 17 articles · first seen 16 Sept 2026 · updated 40d ago

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The story so far

2 publishers have covered this in 17 articles since 16 Sept 2026. SI Feed published first, on 16 September at 16:00 UTC; CBS Sports Headlines followed 28h 39m later. The most recent article, from SI Feed, appeared on 22 September at 22:30 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: SI Feed, CBS Sports Headlines.

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  • Will USC Trojans win the 2027 CFP National Championship? — the market puts it at 2%, with $633 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 26 Jan 2027. The market resolves to Yes if USC is officially named the national champion of the 2026-27 College Football Playoff. It resolves to No if USC is eliminated from contention or fails to win the title. Readers often mistake the linked news story about a single game for the final championship result, but only the official NCAA declaration determines the outcome.

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How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Will USC Trojans win the 2027 CFP National Championship? at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.

  1. SI FeedThree Bold Predictions for USC Trojans Big Ten Opener vs. Rutgers—
  2. SI FeedUSC Trojans' Injury Report Reveals Lengthy List Before Rutgers—
  3. SI FeedUSC Trojans Receive Crushing Injury Update As Rutgers Game Looms—
  4. CBS Sports HeadlinesUSC vs. Rutgers prediction, picks, odds, spread: High-flying Trojans look to start Big Ten play on right foot—
  5. SI FeedUSC Trojans' Official Injury Report Looms Large Ahead of First Road Test—
  6. CBS Sports HeadlinesUSC vs. Rutgers prediction, odds, time: 2026 college football Week 3 picks by proven model—
  7. SI FeedUSC Trojans vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Live Score Updates—
  8. SI FeedThree Losers, Two Winners from USC's Victory Over Rutgers—
  9. SI FeedUSC Trojans Continue to be Haunted by Road Demons Despite Road Win—
  10. SI FeedBiggest Takeaways From Rutgers’ Loss Against USC—
  11. Show 7 later sources
    1. SI FeedJayden Maiava’s Few Words Say Plenty About USC’s Offensive Performance—
    2. SI FeedSix USC Trojans Rising and Falling After Week 3 Win Over Rutgers—
    3. SI FeedUSC Trojans’ Narrow Win at Rutgers Drives Big Ten Power Ranking Shift—
    4. SI FeedSame Issues Still Prevalent for USC Trojans Early in Big Ten Play2%
    5. SI FeedUSC Safety Prophet Brown Provides Rare Insight on Game-Changing Play to Beat Rutgers2%
    6. SI FeedUSC Dealing with Multiple Injuries Ahead of Oregon Ducks Game2%
    7. SI FeedTwo USC Trojans Land Big Ten Weekly Honors Before Top-20 Oregon Showdown2%
  12. Current odds2%

Sources

Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.

  1. Two USC Trojans Land Big Ten Weekly Honors Before Top-20 Oregon Showdown SI Feed
  2. USC Dealing with Multiple Injuries Ahead of Oregon Ducks Game SI Feed
  3. USC Safety Prophet Brown Provides Rare Insight on Game-Changing Play to Beat Rutgers SI Feed
  4. Same Issues Still Prevalent for USC Trojans Early in Big Ten Play SI Feed
  5. USC Trojans’ Narrow Win at Rutgers Drives Big Ten Power Ranking Shift SI Feed
  6. Six USC Trojans Rising and Falling After Week 3 Win Over Rutgers SI Feed
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  1. Jayden Maiava’s Few Words Say Plenty About USC’s Offensive Performance SI Feed
  2. Biggest Takeaways From Rutgers’ Loss Against USC SI Feed
  3. USC Trojans Continue to be Haunted by Road Demons Despite Road Win SI Feed
  4. Three Losers, Two Winners from USC's Victory Over Rutgers SI Feed
  5. USC Trojans vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Live Score Updates SI Feed
  6. USC vs. Rutgers prediction, odds, time: 2026 college football Week 3 picks by proven model CBS Sports Headlines
  7. USC Trojans' Official Injury Report Looms Large Ahead of First Road Test SI Feed
  8. USC vs. Rutgers prediction, picks, odds, spread: High-flying Trojans look to start Big Ten play on right foot CBS Sports Headlines
  9. USC Trojans Receive Crushing Injury Update As Rutgers Game Looms SI Feed
  10. USC Trojans' Injury Report Reveals Lengthy List Before Rutgers SI Feed
  11. Three Bold Predictions for USC Trojans Big Ten Opener vs. Rutgers SI Feed

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