No. 19 USC Football Ends Regular Season With Crosstown Rivalry Clash Against UCLA At L.A. Memorial Coliseum

Saturday, November 29

Los Angeles, Calif.

4:30 p.m.

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No. 19 USC Football Ends Regular Season With Crosstown Rivalry Clash Against UCLA At L.A. Memorial Coliseum

November 25, 2025 | Football

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CROSSTOWN SHOWDOWN

*The nation will be watching, but this is a local feud. USC and UCLA meet this Saturday at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for the 95th version of the nation's most famous crosstown rivalry. It will be shown live nationally on NBC.

*USC has won 19 of the last 26 meetings in its series with UCLA, including a 19-13 victory in the Rose Bowl last season in 2024.

*City dominance will be determined in this game as well as the Victory Bell and Crosstown Cup points.

*Sticking to tradition, both teams will wear their home jerseys.

*USC has won 11 national championships, UCLA 1.

*USC has appeared in an unprecedented 33 Rose Bowls where it has a 25-8 mark (.758) (not including 1 appearance and 1 loss later vacated due to NCAA penalty; original record: 34 Rose Bowls, 25-9, .735). That is not only the most Rose Bowl wins of any team, but also the most wins by a school in a single bowl. UCLA has been in the Rose Bowl 11 times and is 5-6.

*Both schools have produced Heisman Trophy winners (USC has 8 [the most of any college football program], UCLA 1).

*The Trojans claim 177 All-American first teamers, while the Bruins have 101.

*USC has 890 all-time wins with a .694 winning percentage, while UCLA boasts 653 all-time wins with a .581 winning percentage. (Not including USC's 14 wins and 1 loss vacated due to NCAA penalty; original record: 904, .697.)

VICTORY BELL

*The winner of the annual USC-UCLA football game gets year-long possession of the Victory Bell, a 295-pound bell off a freight locomotive. USC is currently in possession of the Victory Bell.

*Originally given to UCLA in 1939 as a gift from the UCLA Alumni Association, several USC students took the bell in 1941 and hid it in a variety of locations for more than a year.

*A controversy ensued and school administrators had to intercede.

*In 1942, the bell resurfaced and, by agreement, became the trophy given to the game's winner.

*However, tradition calls for the Victory Bell to spend most of the year in storage...or, rather appropriately, in hiding.

*Since the bell became a trophy, its carriage has been painted cardinal 46 times while in USC's possession and blue 34 times while in UCLA's custody (there were 4 ties) (not including 2 USC wins vacated due to NCAA penalty; original record: 48).

HE'S #GOODFOR6…AND THE BILETNIKOFF AWARD

*USC's Makai Lemon is the nation's best receiver. Period.

*The Biletnikoff contender continues to display how he is always #GoodFor6.

*Per PFF, Lemon is the highest graded wide recevier in college football holding an overall grade of 90.6 and the nation's top receiving grade of 91.6.

*Lemon now has 10 receiving TDs on the season.

*His acrobatic catches, fearlessness, complete body control and field awareness are some of the many attributes that make him the best receiver in the nation.

*Lemon leads the Power Four in receiving yards (1,124), receiving yards per game (102.2), and first downs by a receiver (49).

*He also leads the Big Ten in receiving TDs (10) and receptions per game (7.09) and yards after catch (502).

*Against Oregon, Lemon showed off his versatility, scoring twice through the air and even throwing a TD.

*He tallied 7 receptions for 34 yards with 2 TDs.

*This was Lemon's third game with 2 receiving TDs this season.

*He also threw a 24-yard TD pass to WR Tanook Hines.

*Lemon is the first Big Ten player to catch 2 TDs and throw a TD in a game since Minnesota's Eric Decker versus Cal on Sept. 19, 2009.

*He is one of five players this season to have a receiving TD, a rushing TD and a passing TD (Randy Pittman Jr., FSU; Antonio Williams, Clemson; Hank Beatty, Illinois; Malachi Toney, Miami).

*Lemon is second in the Power Four with 18 receptions of 20+ yards.

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT LEMON

*Kirk Ferentz, Iowa Head Coach - "No. 6 is as good as I've seen. Going back 20-plus years, I don't know if anybody's impacted the game more. I can think of one guy, maybe. But he's a really outstanding player."

*Nick Saban, Former Alabama Head Coach and ESPN College GameDay Analyst -"This guy [Lemon] is in my opinion, the best receiver I've seen this year."

*Matt Leinart, USC Heisman Trophy winner and FOX Sports Analyst - "I think Makai Lemon is the best receiver in CFB."

*Ryan Dyrud, LA Football Network - "MAKAI LEMON. Give him the Biletnikoff"

*Kendell Hollowell, USC on SI - "USC wide receiver Makai Lemon should win the Biletnikoff Award."

*Max Chadwick, PFF College Football Analyst - "He [Lemon] has been the best wide receiver in College Football this season."

*Matt Schick, ESPN - "Makai Lemon is good. 'Give him the Biletnikoff Award now!' doesn't have the same ring to it, but it's appropriate. He would be fun to watch in the College Football Playoff."

*David Eickholt, 247 Iowa Hawkeye Insider - "Makai Lemon is a freak man. Dude is a straight up stud."

*Ryan Phillips, Sports Illustrated - "Makai Lemon is unbelievable man."

*Dan Lanning, Oregon Head Coach - "Makai Lemon is as good as they come."

*Ja'Kobi Lane, USC Wide Receiver - "Makai Lemon is the best wide receiver in the country argue with your momma."

*Adrian Medina, The Sporting Tribune - "Yet another All-American performance for Lemon."

*George Wrighster III, Heisman Voter and CFB Analyst - "Makai Lemon is incredible! He catches everything clean. It doesn't matter if it's in traffic, raining, or whatever."

*Ryan Dyrud, LA Football Network - "I mean…are we even surprised by Makai Lemon at this point?? All he does is make plays."

*Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times - "Makai Lemon is a Cheat Code: Part XXIII."

*Paolo Uggetti, ESPN - "Maiava is putting the football in places that truly, only Makai Lemon and Ja'Kobi Lane could make the catches. Incredible performances from both.

*Kendell Hollowell, USC on SI - "Makai Lemon is the best wide receiver in college football this season."

*Paolo Uggetti, ESPN- "Makai Lemon is unreal."

*Connor Morrissette, USCFootball.com - "Makai Lemon is a cheat code."

*Connor Morrissette, USCFootball.com - "Lincoln Riley described Makai Lemon as fearless. Perfect descriptor."

*Stewart Mandel, The Athletic - "Do people realize how good USC's receivers are? Makai Lemon and Ja'Kobi Lane are both highlight machines."

*Matt Leinart, USC Heisman Trophy winner and FOX Sports Analyst - "Makai Lemon is so good man."

*Kyle Ford, Former USC Wide Receiver - "Lem is the best receiver in the country…"

*David Cone, Host of Sports Podcast Crain & Company - "Throw the ball anywhere near Makai Lemon and he'll catch it."

*Kendell Hollowell, USC Trojans on SI - "Makai Lemon is making himself a lot of money today. There's not a WR in next year's draft I would take over Lemon."

*Kendell Hollowell, Reporter, USC Trojans on SI - "Just put the ball in Makai Lemon's hands and let him do the rest."

*Matt Leinart, USC Heisman Trophy winner and FOX Sports Analyst - "Lane and Lemon remind me of some guys I used to play with."

*Brad Nessler, CBS Sports Analyst – "Makai Lemon after the catch is so dangerous!"

*Robert Griffin III, Heisman Trophy winner and FOX Sports Analyst - "Makai Lemon is a game-breaker. I call him 'Quick-6' because he can score from anywhere on the field – inside or out."

*Matt Leinart, USC Heisman Trophy winner and FOX Sports Analyst - "Whoever drafts Makai Lemon is going to get an absolute star!!!"

*RJ Abeytia, USCFootball.com – "Makai Lemon is just that dude."

*Jeff Dubrof, Sports Anchor KCCI-TV (Des Moines, Iowa) - "Makai Lemon is the best draft eligible receiver in the entire country. Unreal."

*Liam Blutman, Barstool Sports – "There aren't many kids in football better than Makai Lemon."

*Greg Biggins, National Recruiting Analyst for 247Sports – "Makai Lemon makes more contested catches than any other sub 6-0 WR I've seen in a long time, just incredible hand/eye coordination, body control and compete level."

*Hayden Winks, Director at Underdog – "Makai Lemon is what all the best WRs in the NFL look like."

*Ryan Roberts, NFL Draft and CFB Analyst – "Makai Lemon is inevitable. Every. Single. Week."

*Keely Eure, USC Football Team Reporter – "Ja'Kobi Lane and Makai Lemon continually make plays/catches happen that just shouldn't. Unreal talent."

*J.D. Pickell, On3 CFB Analyst – "Makai Lemon is awesome."

*Pat Forde, Senior Writer, Sports Illustrated – "USC wideouts are ridiculous."

MAIAVA MAGIC

*QB Jayden Maiava, a semifinalist for the Davey O'Brien Award, went 25-of-43 (.581) for 306 yards with 3 TDs and 2 INTs against Oregon.

*Maiava leads the nation with a 91.4 QBR.

*Maiava leads the Big Ten in passing yards (3,174), passing yards per game (288.5) and passing yards per completion (14.04).

*USC leads the Big Ten in passing offense (301.0), passing yards per completion (13.74) and total offense (479.2).

*Great throws beat great coverages, and Maiava's precision and athleticism display just that. His accuracy is showcased through his excellent ball placement and timing in his high-value and high-difficulty passes as he leads the nation with 25 big time throws, per PFF.

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT MAIAVA

*Matt Leinart, USC Heisman Trophy winner and FOX Sports Analyst - "Keep an eye on Jayden Maiava and the Heisman race. It's early but bookmark this…."

*Robert Griffin III, Heisman Trophy winner and FOX Sports Analyst - "When you have a quarterback like Jayden Maiava who is a dual threat, you always have to pay attention. Don't go to sleep, otherwise his feet will eat!"

*Daniel Jeremiah, NFL Analyst - "USC QB Jayden Maiava is cooking! He just keeps getting better and better. Lincoln Riley knows how to develop QBs."

*Connor Rogers, NBC Sports - "Jayden Maiava has put so many great touch throws on tape this season."

*Jordan Mendoza, USA Today - "Jayden Maiava is cooking, really impressive when it comes during a tough stretch for USC."

*Ryan Dyrud, LA Football Network- "Jayden Maiava using his legs more has been a revelation."

*Kalshi CFB - "Jayden Maiava is a Heisman candidate."

THE TROJAN BACKFIELD

*RB King Miller, the nation's most exciting and well-known walk-on and bulldozing RB Bryan Jackson are a dynamic duo.

*After RBs Waymond Jordan and Eli Sanders went down against Michigan, Miller and Jackson immediately stepped up and never missed a beat.

*Miller has recorded 749 yards on 114 carries (6.60 avg.) with 5 TDs, while Jackson has collected 126 yards on 35 carries (3.60 avg.) and 4 TDs.

*Miller is No. 3 in the Power Four and second in the Big Ten in rush yards per carry (6.57).

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT KING MILLER

*Gary Danielson, CBS Sports Analyst - "This guy (Miller) has made big plays. He's demanded and earned carries on this football team."

*Brad Nessler, CBS Sports Analyst - "King Miller has been sensational so far this year."

*John Fanta, NBC Sports Broadcaster - "That's Lincoln Riley football. USC controlling the trenches and King Miller is running wild."

*Su'a Cravens, Former USC & NFL Safety and current ESPNLA and Big Ten Network Analyst - "KING MILLER NEEDS TO BE ON SCHOLARSHIP!!!!!"

CAN'T GUARD JAK

*WR Ja'Kobi Lane continued to showcase his incredible talent by making unbelievable catches.

*He finished the game with 6 receptions for 108 yards.

*WR Tanook Hines also recorded a team leading 141 yards on 6 receptions with 1 TD.

*The last time two USC receivers recorded 100+ yards in the same game was in the 2023 Cotton Bowl as WR Brendan Rice tallied 174 receiving yards and WR Tahj Washington notched 109.

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT LANE

*Cody Kessler, former USC QB and CFB & NFL Analyst - "Ja'Kobi Lane is a walking highlight reel!! 8 does it again, there's just no way you can even guard that!!"

*Matt Zenitz, CBS National College Football Senior Reporter - "Stuff like this is why USC staffers have compared Ja'Kobi Lane to players like A.J. Green and Drake London."

*Jalen McKenzie, former USC and NFL offensive lineman - "Young bull Ja'Kobi Lane upholding USC as WRU."

*Greg McElroy, Always College Football - "Ja'Kobi Lane is NOT HUMAN"

*Former USC WR and current Atlanta Falcons star Drake London was asked if Lane reminds him of himself. He said, "No, he's much more smooth. He makes catches that I don't see in the NFL that much."

*Matt Leinart, USC Heisman Trophy winner and FOX Sports Analyst - "Lane and Lemon remind me of some guys I used to play with."

*Lincoln Riley, USC Head Football Coach - "He wasn't supposed to play at all (against Illinois), but the kid's a warrior. He just went. Wasn't going to be able to play much at all, and he felt a little better than we anticipated, as he hasn't taken a rep in practice in two weeks. He's just a warrior – a guy who will lay it on the line for the whole team and the program. We appreciate guys like that."

*King Miller, USC Running Back – "He's the heart and soul of this team. He gets us going. If he's balling, he's on the sideline, no matter what he is – he's always infectious, and it carries the team."

*Jayden Maiava, USC Quarterback – "I think the biggest thing is just how much of a team player he is. He just wants to see everybody win on this team, so you have to appreciate guys like that. He's a warrior."

*Keely Eure, USC Football Team Reporter – "Ja'Kobi Lane and Makai Lemon continually make plays/catches happen that just shouldn't. Unreal talent."

*J.D. Pickell, On3 CFB Analyst – "Makai Lemon is awesome."

*Pat Forde, Senior Writer, Sports Illustrated – "USC wideouts are ridiculous."

*Paolo Uggetti, ESPN - "Maiava is putting the football in places that truly, only Makai Lemon and Ja'Kobi Lane could make the catches. Incredible performances from both.

RESHUFFLED AND RELENTLESS

*USC has showcased eight different offensive line combinations (and different starting combinations) throughout 11 games

*OL Alani Noa has been the starter at left guard in 10 games this season, but seeing action in all 11.

*Additionally, OL Tobias Raymond has started at 3 different spots on the line for the Trojans this season (LG seven-times, LT three-times and RT once).

*The USC offensive line has helped the Trojans average 301.0 passing yards per game (first in the Big Ten), while averaging 178.2 yards on the ground (fourth in the Big Ten).

*USC leads the Big Ten in total offense (479.2).

*The offensive line's pass blocking has allowed USC QB Jayden Maiava to go 226-of-344 (.657) for 3,174 yards with 21 TDs.

*Maiava leads the Big Ten in passing yards (3,174), passing yards per game (288.5) and passing yards per completion (14.04).

*The line has protected Maiava well considering he has only been sacked 9 times all season. He is tied for the third fewest sacks in the Big Ten and has the eighth fewest in the Power Four.

*The line's run blocking has allowed seven different Trojans to score a total of 26 rushing touchdowns so far this season.

*The Trojan offensive line's chemistry and outstanding play is a testament to the development of each player in the room by USC head coach Lincoln Riley and offensive line coach Zach Hanson.

D'ANTON'S DEFENSE

*The Trojans were significantly shorthanded with the absences of both starting safeties Bishop Fitzgerald, one of the nation's top defenders, and Kamari Ramsey.

*The Trojans are No. 2 in the Big Ten in red zone defense (0.743).

*LB Desman Stephens II led the Trojans with a career-high 17 tackles.

*S Kennedy Urlancher, in his first start, collected a crucial INT that resulted in a Trojan TD on the next offensive series.

*Safeties Urlacher and Christian Pierce both notched career-high tackles recording 9 each.

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT THE DEFENSE

*Kendell Hollowell, USC on SI - "They're playing real defense in Los Angeles."

*Dion Bailey, Former USC and NFL Safety - "Time and time again, Coach Lynn and the rest of the defensive staff have shown their value. The game adjustments have been masterful man. Love to see it!!!" WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT THE DEFENSIVE LINE

*Robert Griffin III, Heisman Trophy winner and FOX Sports Analyst – "The bodies they have up front – these are the type of players that can help them compete for national championships the next few years."

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT GENTRY

*Robert Griffin III, Heisman Trophy winner and FOX Sports Analyst - "This guy is playing linebacker better than anyone else in the country right now."

*Devin Jackson, Philadelphia Enquirer Sports Editor - "USC LB Eric Gentry is a versatile weapon on defense, can rush the passer and is physical enough to play inside the box. Has been a consistent force over the last couple of seasons but is playing on another level this season."

*Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times - "Imagine trying to throw a pass while Eric Gentry's 7-foot wingspan is bearing down on you."

KICKIN' IT WITH SAYERI

*A semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award, USC K Ryon Sayeri has had an incredible season.

*He has a 89.5% accuracy rating on field goals going 17-of-19.

*He is closing in on USC's record for most field goals in a single season (19).

*He is 6-of-7 in field goals versus ranked AP or CFP opponents, and he's 6-of-6 over 40+ yards.

*He's recorded 78 kickoffs for 5,014 yards (both No. 2 in the Power Four and first in the Big Ten).

*His 56 TBs are 8th most in the Power Four and first in the Big Ten.

NOTES FROM EUGENE

*The No. 15 Trojans fell 27-42 at No. 7 Oregon in front of a crowd of 59,588 at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Ore. This was USC's third loss of the season.

*Out of any team that played Oregon this season, USC had the most passing yards (330), most total yards (382), highest passer rating (95.8), most passing TDs (3), most plays (72), tied for highest yards per play (5.3) and second most points (27).

*USC QB Jayden Maiava went 25-of-43 (.581) for 311 yards with 3 TDs and 2 INTs.

*WR Tanook Hines led the Trojans with 141 receiving yards on 6 catches (23.5 avg.) with 1 TD.

*WR Makai Lemon scored two TDs (in addition to a passing TD) and TE Lake McRee also found the end zone.

*LB Desman Stephens II led the Trojans with a career-high 17 tackles.

*The Trojans were significantly shorthanded with the absences of both starting safeties Bishop Fitzgerald, one of the nation's top defenders, and Kamari Ramsey.

*USC is the only team to score an opening drive TD against Oregon this season.

*The last time an opponent returned a punt for a TD was N'Keal Harry of Arizona who returned one 92 yards for a TD.

*USC is No. 11 is the ESPN Power Index.

RANKINGS

*USC is ranked No. 19 in the AP Poll and No. 20 in the USA Today Coaches' Poll. UCLA is not ranked in either the AP Poll or the USA Today Coaches' Poll. In last's week's College Football Playoff poll, USC was ranked No. 15. New CFP rankings come out on Tuesdays.

IN NOVEMBER

*USC has a 276-143-20 (.652) all-time record while playing in the month of November (not including 3 wins vacated due to NCAA penalty; original record: 279-143-20, .654).

USC VERSUS UNRANKED UCLA

*USC is 30-15-5 against unranked UCLA teams (not including 1 win vacated due to NCAA penalty; original record 31-15-5).

HOME JERSEYS

*For the first time since 1982, both USC and UCLA wore home jerseys in the 2008 crosstown rivalry game (it was UCLA's home game in the Rose Bowl). Per an NCAA football-playing rule, because the Trojans were not in their white road jerseys, they were charged with a timeout at the opening kickoff. UCLA responded by calling a timeout immediately after to even things up. The teams again both wore home jerseys in 2009 (that rule was repealed, so there was no consequence). The tradition of USC in its cardinal jerseys and UCLA in its blue jerseys, regardless of whose home game it was, went on from 1949 to 1951 and then 1957 through 1982 before an NCAA football rules change required the visiting team to wear white. That rule was no longer in effect beginning in 2009, so USC again wore its home jerseys in the 2010-12-14-16-18-20-22-24 UCLA games in the Rose Bowl.

CROSSTOWN CUP

*The winner of the USC-UCLA football game scores 10 points toward the Crosstown Cup, a trophy awarded annually to the school with the most successful athletic year against the other.

*The competition was formerly known as the Crosstown Gauntlet. Points are awarded to the winner of each Trojan-Bruin head-to-head contest and the Crosstown Cup will be awarded to the school with the most points at year's end (100 points is the magic number).

*USC has won the Crosstown Cup 14 times in the competition's 22 years, including a span of 5 consecutive years: 2001-02, 2003-04, 2005-06, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2013-14, 2015- 16, 2018-19, 2020-21, 2022-23 and 2024-25. (The 2019-20 competition was suspended in the spring when collegiate athletic events were cancelled due to COVID-19.)

TV OUTLETS

*USC has appeared live on 35 different television broadcasting outlets. The Trojans have won on the air on all but 3 of those outlets (KTLA, Innovative and a local Memphis station). USC has appeared on live national, regional or local telecasts 603 times.

USC • UCLA CONNECTIONS

*USC S Kamari Ramsey played at UCLA from 2022-23 and played for USC defensive coordinator D'Anton Lynn while he was the DC at UCLA in 2023.

*UCLA OL Courtland Ford was on USC's roster from 2020-22.

*USC SNP Hank Pepper and UCLA RB Jalen Berger previously played together at Michigan State in 2022-23.

*USC DE Garrett Pomerantz, USC LB Matai Tagoa'i, USC K Caden Chittenden, USC LB AJ Tuitele, UCLA LB Donavyn Pellot, UCLA DL Anthony Jones, UCLA OL Eugene Brooks and UCLA DL A.J. Fuimaono are all from Las Vegas, Nev.

*USC CB Prophet Brown, USC OL Alani Noa, UCLA DB Kanye Clark and UCLA Michael Sullivan are all from Sacramento, Calif.

*USC TE Walker Lyons, USC TE Taniela Tupou and UCLA WR Rico Flores Jr. prepped together at Folsom HS in Folsom, Calif.

*USC S Kennedy Urclacher, UCLA DL Devin Aupiu and UCLA WR Rico Flores Jr. previously played at Notre Dame.

*USC CB Chasen Johnson and UCLA DB Bryon Threats previously played together at UCF in 2024. UCLA WR Titus Mokiao-Atimalala also played at UCF in 2021.

*USC WR DJ Jordan, USC QB Dylan Gebbia, USC LB Ryan Quintanar, USC P Williams Weisberg, UCLA WR Kwazi Gilmer, UCLA DL Lucien Holland, UCLA LB Scott Taylor and UCLA DB Marquise Villahermosa are all from Los Angeles, Calif.

*USC CB DJ Harvey, USC S Kamari Ramsey, USC WR DJ Jordan, USC S Marquis Gallegos, UCLA WR Kwazi Gilmore and UCLA OL Eugene Brooks all prepped at Sierra Canyon HS.

*USC S Isaiah Rubin, USC OL Travis Leonard, USC DT Kobe Pepe, UCLA WR Ezavier Staples, UCLA QB Nico Iamaleava, UCLA QB Madden Iamaleava and UCLA Jace Brown are all from Long Beach, Calif.

*USC CB Marcelles Williams, USC DT Kobe Pepe, UCLA LB JonJon Vaughns, UCLA DB Aaron Williams, UCLA LB Jalen Woods, UCLA QB Pierce Clarkson and UCLA LB Ty Lee all prepped at St. John Bosco HS in Bellflower, Calif.

*USC CB DJ Harvey, USC S Kamari Ramsey and UCLA RB Anthony Woods are from Palmdale, Calif.

*USC WR Zacharyus Williams, USC QB Sam Huard and UCLA RB Anthony Woods previously played together at Utah in 2024. USC TE Carson Tabaracci was on the spring football roster at Utah in 2022.

*USC CB Kevin Longstreet, UCLA DB Aaron Williams and UCLA LB Ben Perry previously played together at Louisville in 2023. UCLA OL Rueben Unije also spent the spring of 2024 at Louisville.

*USC DT Kash Amos, UCLA LB Ben Perry and UCLA OL Conor Clyde are all from Chicago, Ill.

*USC ATH Seneca Moore and UCLA DB Jamir Benjamin are both from Lansing, Mich.

*USC QB Husan Longstreet, USC CB Kevin Longstreet and UCLA DB LaRue Zamorano III are all from Corona, Calif.

*USC QB Husan Longstreet, USC WR Seth Zamora and UCLA DB LaRue Zamorano III prepped together at Centennial HS in Compton, Calif.

*USC QB Jayden Maiava, UCLA DL Anthony Jones and UCLA DL A.J. Fuimaono all prepped at Liberty HS in Clark County, Nev.

*USC CB Kevin Longstreet and UCLA DL Lucien Holland prepped together at Inglewood HS in Inglewood, Calif.

*USC OL Ratumana Bulabalavu and UCLA WR Jadyn Marshall are both from Stockton, Calif.

*USC WR Zacharyus Williams, USC OL Travis Leonard, UCLA DB Rodrick Pleasant and UCLA Robert James III prepped together at Junipero Serra HS in Gardena, Calif.

*USC LB Ryan Quintanar, USC OL Jack Susnjar, UCLA LB Scott Taylor and UCLA OL Sam Yoon all prepped at Loyola HS in Los Angeles, Calif.

*USC LB Eric Gentry and UCLA DB Cole Martin previously played at Arizona State.

*USC TE Fisher Melton, USC OL Kilian O'Connor, USC OL Elijah Vaikona and UCLA WR Jonah Smith all prepped together at Santa Margarita Catholic HS in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.

*USC SNP Devin McDonough and UCLA DB Zeke Johnson are both from Redondo Beach, Calif. and prepped at Redondo Union HS.

*USC P/K Ryon Sayeri and UCLA LB Isaiah Chisom prepped together at Chaminade College Preparatory HS in Los Angeles, Calif.

*USC S Kennedy Urlacher, USC SNP Hank Pepper and UCLA K Cash Peterman are all from Chandler, Ariz.

*USC RB Eli Sanders, USC S Kennedy Urlacher, USC SNP Hank Pepper and UCLA K Cash Peterman all prepped at Chandler HS.

*USC WR Tanook Hines, USC CB Braylon Conley, USC OL J'Onre Reed, USC DE Jadyn Ramos, and UCLA LS Morrow Evans are all from Houston, Texas.

*USC LB Nick De Fina and UCLA DB Brett Barry are both from San Diego, Calif. And prepped together at Torrey Pines HS.

*USC S Christian Pierce and UCLA LS Salem Abdul-Wahab are both from Fontana, Calif.

*USC OL Elijah Paige and UCLA OL Jaylan Jeffers are both from Phoenix, Ariz.

*USC WR Asante Das and UCLA OL Richie Pinomi both previously played at Georgetown.

*USC RB Eli Sanders and UCLA OL Oluwafunto Akinshilo previously played together at Iowa State in 2022-23.

*USC WR Josiah Zamora, USC WR Corey Nerhus and UCLA OL Tautai Li'o Marks all prepped together at Mater Dei HS.

*USC QB Dylan Gebbia and UCLA OL Tautai Li'o Marks both previously played at Hawai'i.

*USC DT Keeshawn Silver and UCLA OL Courtland Ford previously played together at Kentucky in 2023- 24.

*USC Men's Volleyball Head Coach Jeff Nygaard was a 3-time (1993-95) All-American and 2-time National Player of the Year at UCLA. Nygaard also served as a volunteer assistant coach with UCLA's men's team for three seasons (2002-04).

*USC Women's Volleyball Head Coach Brad Keller previously was a women's volleyball associate head coach at UCLA. Prior to that, Keller served six years (2013-18) as an assistant coach for UCLA men's volleyball. He has coached for both the men's and women's programs at USC and UCLA.

*USC Women's Soccer Head Coach Jane Alukonis spent four years (2018-21) as an assistant coach at UCLA.

*USC Athletic Medicine Director of Operations Russ Romano spent 1997-1998 as an assistant athletic trainer at UCLA.

*USC Associate Athletic Director of Equipment Operations Cecilia Snipes previously worked at UCLA as the assistant athletic director of equipment operations overseeing all aspects of equipment operations for the Bruins.

*UCLA LB JonJon Vaughns is the brother of former USC WR Tyler Vaughns (2017-20).

*USC Assistant Athletic Director for Major Gifts Rashaad Moore previously spent two years (2014- 16) as the UCLA assistant director of development.

*UCLA Baseball Head Coach John Savage was USC's pitching coach and recruiting coordinator from 1997-2000. Savage is also the uncle of USC Inside Receivers and Tight Ends Coach, Chad Savage.

*UCLA Deputy Athletics Director / Chief Administrative Officer / Senior Woman Administrator Dr. Christina Munger-Rivera previously worked in USC's student athlete academic services department.

*USC Director of Heritage Association Lyndsey Lopes previously served as UCLA's NIL coordinator.

*UCLA Assistant Director of Football Performance Sean Swetnam previously coached in the weight room at USC in 2021.

*UCLA Senior Associate Athletic Director/Health, Performance and Wellness Mark Pocinich previously was an assistant athletic trainer at USC.

*UCLA Executive Director of Athlete Engagement and External Affairs Chris Carter served as USC's director of player development from 2022 through the spring of 2024.

*UCLA's Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Joanna Hayes served as an assistant coach at USC from 2017-24.

*UCLA's Assistant Coach, Sprints and Hurdles Mecca McGlaston was a hurdler at USC from 2018- 22, winning two NCAA team titles in 2018 and 2021.

*UCLA's Assistant Coach, Jumps/Multis Nick Newman served in a similar position at USC from 2019-21.

*UCLA's Men's Volleyball Head Coach John Hawks served as an assistant coach at USC from 2007- 08.

*UCLA's Women's Volleyball Assistant Coach Stevi Robinson-Trail spent one year at USC competing in beach volleyball finishing her USC career with a 21-3 dual match record.

*USC Associate Athletic Director for Development Dr. Parker Poliakoff spent three years (2016- 19) as a major gift officer at UCLA.

*USC Academic Advisor Cole Mears spent 2020 as an academic mentor at UCLA.

*USC Senior Learning Specialist Marisa Samaniego spent two years as an academic mentor at UCLA working with Olympic sports and football. She also received her bachelor's degree from UCLA while competing for the swimming and diving team.

*USC Women's Golf Assistant Coach Beth Wu was a four-year member of the UCLA's women's golf team from 2015-19. Wu collected two All-American nods and two collegiate wins in her senior season.

*USC's Women's Rowing Assistant Coach / First Recruit Contact Jake Power spent three seasons (2021-24) as an assistant coach at UCLA.

*USC's Men's Tennis Assistant Coach Bryce Pereira played five seasons (2017-22) for the UCLA's men's tennis squad.

*USC's Women's Volleyball Associate Head Coach Megan Moenoa is a 2015 graduate of UCLA where she was a setter in the Bruins' 2011 NCAA national championship team and averaged 8.42 assists per set over her four-year career.

*USC Women's Volleyball Associate Head Coach Spencer McLachlin was an assistant coach for the UCLA men's volleyball program for four years (2018-21).

*USC Head Team Physician / Director of Athletic Medicine Seth Gamradt completed his residency training in Orthopedic Surgery at UCLA and was a team physician and orthopedic surgeon for UCLA for many years prior to his appointment at USC.

*UCLA Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director/Chief Development Officer Stephanie London Krogius earned her bachelor's in Communications from USC in 1991.

*UCLA Director of Operations for Track and Field/Cross Country Michael Phillipy earned his JD from USC in 2024.

*UCLA Big Ten Administrative Fellow Jalyn Jackson earned his bachelor's in communications from USC in 2022.

*UCLA College Academic Advisor Hannah Mitchell earned her master's of education at USC in 2022

*UCLA Learning Specialist Vita Watson was previously an administrative assistant for USC athletics. She also earned her master's of education from USC in 2024.

*UCLA Operations and Donor Services Administrator Abby Baumgartner earned her bachelor's degree from USC in 2022. She worked various student jobs for USC Athletics while doing her studies.

*UCLA Account Executive (Key Partnerships) Megan Mars earned her bachelors in communications from USC in 2021.