USC vs. Oregon State: Live Game Thread, Starting Lineups, and Preview

Oct 26, 2013; Corvallis, OR, USA; General view of Reser Stadium during pre game warms ups prior to the game between the Oregon State Beavers and the Stanford Cardinal. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports

USC vs. Oregon State

Reser Stadium | Corvallis, Ore.6:00 PM Pacific | ESPN2 | WatchESPN Live StreamAll-time Series: USC leads 59-11-4Last meeting: Oregon State 36, USC 7, 2010 in CorvallisLine: Oregon State -4.5 (according to Bovada)

After a two-year hiatus, USC and Oregon State will face each other once mores.  Fortunately for USC, they may see the return of Marqise Lee from injury.

However, unfortunately for the Trojans, the game will be played in Corvallis, where they have dropped the last three games.

Including previews from our friends in both the USC and Oregon State blogosphere, get up to speed in time before the 6:00 p.m. kickoff with some gameday links:

• USC vs. Oregon State injury report (Reign of Troy)
• USC vs. Oregon State: How to watch online (Reign of Troy)
• Poll: Will the Trojans defeat the Beavers? (Reign of Troy)
• Previewing the Oregon State defense (Reign of Troy)
• Previewing the Oregon State offense (Reign of Troy)
• Trojan keys to a victory (Reign of Troy)
• Q&A with Building The Dam (Conquest Chronicles)
• Five things to watch for (Oregon Live)
• Brandin Cooks tries to get back on track (Oregon Live)
• Oregon State to wear all orange (FanSided)

When USC has the ball:

USC offense: SE Nelson Agholor #15LT Chad Wheeler #72LG Max Tuerk #75C Marcus Martin #66RG John Martinez #59RT Kevin Graf #77TE Xavier Grimble #86FL Marqise Lee #9QB Cody Kessler #6FB Jahleel Pinner #38HB Tre Madden #23

Oregon State defense: LE #95 Scott CrichtonLT #93 Mana RosaRT #97 John BraunRE #45 Dylan WynnOLB #4 D.J. AlexanderMLB 46 Rommel MageoOLB #44 Jabral JohnsonCB #2 Steven NelsonSS #8 Tyrequek ZimmermanFS #25 Ryan MurphyCB #16 Rashaad Reynolds

When Oregon State has the ball:

Oregon State offense:SE #8 Richard MullaneySLOT #18 Malik GilmoreLT #77 Michael PhilippLG #69 Josh AndrewsC #56 Isaac SeumaloRG #71 Grant EngerRT #78 Sean HarlowTE #89 Connor Hamlettor #10 Caleb Smithor #83 Kellen CluteQB #4 Sean MannionTB #24 Storm WoodsFL #7 Brandin CooksFB #33 Tyler Anderson

USC defense:OLB #42 Devon KennardDE #94 Leonard WilliamsNT #99 Antwaun WoodsDE #90 George UkoOLB #58 J.R. TavaiMLB #10 Hayes PullardWLB #56 Anthony SaraoCB #6 Josh ShawFS #18 Dion BaileySS #21 Demetrius WrightCB #13 Kevon Seymour

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Will USC snap the losing streak in Corvallis? Have a prediction of how the game will go?  

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