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| Schedule | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #97 | -0.06 | SOS Played | -0.01 | #69 |
| #15 | +0.20 | SOS Remaining | +0.28 | #6 |
| Offense | ||||
| #19 | +0.16 | Adj. EPA / Play | +0.26 | #7 |
| #9 | +0.33 | EPA / Play | +0.33 | #10 |
| #3 | 7.6 | Yards / Play | 6.8 | #20 |
| #6 | 51.7% | Success Rate | 52.1% | #5 |
| Defense · allowed | ||||
| #9 | -0.24 | Adj. EPA / Play | +0.11 | #108 |
| #6 | -0.10 | EPA / Play | +0.20 | #100 |
| #2 | 4.2 | Yards / Play | 6.3 | #94 |
| #8 | 34.6% | Success Rate | 42.0% | #67 |
| Success rate: Bill Connelly. Adjusted EPA: a port of sportsdataverse-py. EPA and plays: CollegeFootballData.com. Methods | ||||
 OSU Offense | vs |  USC Defense | ||
| #6 | +0.50 | EPA / Pass | +0.32 | #116 |
| #39 | +0.18 | EPA / Rush | +0.07 | #59 |
| #2 | 64.8% | Available Yards % | 47.4% | #82 |
| #25 | Own 32 | Starting Field Pos. | Own 26 | #22 |
| #3 | +0.32 | Early Downs EPA | +0.12 | #96 |
| T-#21 | 50.0% | 3rd/4th Down Success | 40.4% | #70 |
| #18 | 6.2 | Avg 3rd Down Distance | 6.9 | #73 |
| OSU Defense | vs | USC Offense | ||
| #7 | -0.15 | EPA / Pass | +0.49 | #7 |
| #19 | -0.04 | EPA / Rush | +0.16 | #50 |
| #4 | 29.1% | Available Yards % | 64.9% | #1 |
| #24 | Own 26 | Starting Field Pos. | Own 29 | #79 |
| #6 | -0.14 | Early Downs EPA | +0.26 | #13 |
| T-#32 | 35.5% | 3rd/4th Down Success | 54.2% | #6 |
| #45 | 7.4 | Avg 3rd Down Distance | 6.1 | #15 |
| Negative Plays · committedper game | ||||
| T-#71 | 1.8 | Sacks Taken | 1.0 | T-#18 |
| T-#91 | 0.8 | INTs Thrown | 0.6 | #57 |
| T-#12 | 0.2 | Fumbles Lost | 0.3 | #46 |
| T-#41 | 1.0 | Turnovers | 0.9 | #40 |
| T-#68 | 6.7 | Penalties | 6.3 | #54 |
| #51 | 51.3 | Penalty Yards | 55.7 | #63 |
| Negative Plays · forcedper game | ||||
| T-#96 | 1.5 | Sacks | 2.1 | #59 |
| T-#63 | 0.7 | INTs | 0.4 | #93 |
| T-#34 | 0.7 | Fumbles Recovered | 0.4 | #69 |
| T-#49 | 1.3 | Takeaways | 0.9 | #96 |
| #87 | 6.2 | Penalties Drawn | 4.6 | #127 |
| #107 | 47.3 | Penalty Yds Drawn | 38.3 | #126 |
| Record | ||||
| T-#22 | 4-2 | Current Year ATS (2026) | 2-5 | T-#125 |
| Coaching | ||||
| Ryan Day | Head Coach | Lincoln Riley | ||
| #12 | 9 | Seasons at School | 5 | T-#30 |
| #4 | 82-12 | Career Record | 90-28 | #12 |
| Situation | ||||
| 14 days | Rest | 6 days | ||
| 1,976 mi | Travel | Home | ||
| Julian Sayin | QB | Jayden Maiava | ||
| #3 | +0.74 | EPA / Att | +0.59 | #7 |
| #3 | 59.9% | Success Rate | 58.5% | #5 |
| #34 | 1.64 | Explosiveness | 1.50 | #75 |
| #93 | 6.4% | Sack Rate | 2.6% | #20 |
| #32 | +0.44 | Rush EPA | -0.39 | #131 |
| Last 8 · EPA / Att | ||||
| Game Breakers | ||||
| #1WR | Jeremiah Smith+70.8 | Playmaker · PPA | Trent Mosley+29.8 | 96.0thWR |
| 95.2thRB | Ja'Kobi Jackson+20.2 | Playmaker · PPA | Kayden Dixon-Wyatt+28.5 | 95.3thWR |
| 97.7thDB | Jaylen McClain+11.0 | Defender · Havoc EPA | Prophet Brown+10.2 | 96.9thDB |
| 97.3thLB | Riley Pettijohn+9.6 | Defender · Havoc EPA | Luke Wafle+7.8 | 97.1thDL |
| Recruiting | ||||
| T-#3 | 11 | 5★ Players | 4 | T-#11 |
| #4 | 51 | 4★ Players | 44 | #8 |
| T-#129 | 26 | 3★ Players | 33 | T-#120 |
| Transfers | ||||
7 in · 15 out | OFF Transfers | 2 in · 11 out | ||
10 in · 17 out | DEF Transfers | 7 in · 12 out | ||
| 68% | OFF Returning | 59% | ||
| 35% | DEF Returning | 55% | ||