How to watch USC vs. Maryland: Broadcast info, game notes, and more

This week, the USC football team faces a sneaky-tough game when the Trojans head across the country to take on Maryland. Though the Terrapins are not playing well this season, there is one factor that will make this test more difficult.

The Trojans have shown this season that the task of traveling two time zones or more eastward has been a challenge. Granted, had a penalty call here or there or a bounce of the ball gone a different way, USC could have beaten both Michigan and Minnesota, the two midwestern teams that the Trojans have lost to on the road in Big 12 play.

Still, it is fair to wonder if the travel component of those losses played a factor, especially early in those contests when the Trojans got off to slow starts. Now, USC has to make its longest trip of the season. Fortunately, the game kicks off at 1 p.m. Pacific but still, that is a relatively early kick for a USC team that will be adjusting its body clocks after a cross-country flight.

The good news is that Maryland is a poor team. Though they are 3-3 on the year, the same as USC, the Terrapins are 0-3 in Big Ten play and have played a much lighter schedule than the Trojans have.

The Terrapins' three wins this year have come against UCONN, Virginia, and Villanova, three teams that aren't considered top-notch. What's more, they have lost their last two Big Ten games by an average of 20.5 points.

Thus far, the only standout team that Maryland has faced is Indiana, the surprise team of the conference, and they lost that game 42-28 on the road. USC will present similar challenges for the Terrapins and that should give Trojan fans confidence even as their team makes one of the longest trips in college football.

So with that in mind, let's look at everything USC fans need to know about this game. And we'll start by looking at the broadcast infomation.

USC vs. Maryland broadcast information

Kickoff 1 p.m. Pacific

TV: FS1, Eric Collins and Robert Smith

Radio: 11 a.m. (PT), ESPN LA 710AM Radio, Pete Arbogast, Shaun Cody, Cody Kessler, Su’a Cravens, Jordan Moore, Jason Schwartz (includes 2-hour post-game show).

Satellite: SiriusXM satellite radio (channels 197, 198, 397 or 959 and 960 on the app).

USC vs. Maryland series history

No previous meetings

USC vs. Maryland weather forecast

High: 72
Low: 40
Skies: Sunny
Wind: NNE 3MPH
Humidity: 52%

USC vs. Maryland game notes

All game notes courtesy of USCTrojans.com.

• All 3 of USC’s losses have been within 1 score (3 points versus Michigan and Penn State and 7 points versus Minnesota), and all have been within the last minute of regulation play or in overtime.

• USC scored a Penn State opponent season-high 30 points. Penn State had held 4 of its previous 5 opponents to 12 points or less.

• Quinten Joyner's 75-yard score was a career-long run and the longest play from scrimmage by a Trojan this season. It was also the longest rush by a Trojan since Ronald Jones II had an 86-yard TD run at Washington State on Sept. 29, 2017, as well as the longest from scrimmage by the Trojans since Tahj Washington had a 76-yard TD catch versus San Jose State on Aug. 26, 2023.

• USC has allowed just 2.2 yards per attempt (51 yards/23 attempts) on third-and-long this season, which is the best among Power Conference teams.

• Per Pro Football Focus, OL Emmanuel Pregnon was USC’s highest-graded pass blocker against Penn State with an 83.2 grade. He has not allowed a QB pressure in his last two games.

• With his 2 receptions against Penn State, RB Woody Marks extended his streak of consecutive games with a catch to 51, which is the longest active streak in the nation.

• Marks has 10 first-down receptions this season, which is tied for 4th-most among Power Conference RBs.

• QB Miller Moss ranks ninth in the nation (and No. 3 in the Big Ten) in completions per game with 24.83.

• Punter Eddie Czaplicki continues to be a game-changer for the Trojans. USC leads the nation in net punting (46.70 yards). Twelve of his 20 punts have been over 50 yards, including a season-long of 62 yards against Minnesota.

• USC ranks No. 1 in the Big Ten (and No. 6 in the nation) in third down conversion percentage defense (0.271).

• USC is 51-38-1 (.572) in its last 89 games on artificial turf (not including 3 wins vacated due to NCAA penalty; original record: 54-38-1, .586).