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The Three Torches 9/22: Football Beats Michigan State 45-31

The Three Torches 9/22: Football Beats Michigan State 45-31

The USC football team beat Michigan State 45-31 on Saturday.

September 22, 2025

Good Morning Trojans. The football team is ranked No. 21 in the AP Top 25 Poll!

What else do we have for you in today's edition of The Three Torches? Check it out below!

🏈 Trojans beat Spartans
🏐 2 wins
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Huge Win. The Trojans beat the Michigan State Spartans 45-31 on Saturday. Jayden Maiava threw three touchdown passes and rushed for two more scores. Makai Lemon, Tanook Hines and Walker Lyons also made it to the end zone. USC had a total of 523 yards. Waymond Jordan rushed for 157 yards and Lemon had 127 receiving yards.

🏈 Read more about the victory.

🔼 Dubs. The women’s volleyball team beat LSU 3-0 on Friday night. Abigail Mullen recorded her third double-double with 11 kills and 15 digs. Reese Messer tallied 40 assists and 10 digs for her third double-double. The women finished the weekend with a 3-1 win over California. The Trojans completed non-conference play 9-1. Messer and Mullen each recorded their fourth double-double in the win. London Wijay led all players with 14 kills.

🔼 Weekend Games. The men’s water polo team competed in the Overnght MPSF Invitational this past weekend. The Trojans beat Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 25-7 to start the tournament. Reed Hanna led the team with four goals. The Trojans then beat UC San Diego 15-8, but fell to California 13-11. USC wrapped up the weekend with a 14-12 win over Stanford. The Trojans finished in third place overall.

🔼 On the Road. The women’s soccer team suffered its first road loss of the season. The Trojans fell to Michigan State 4-0. The team is now 4-3-1 overall this season.

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🔼 Top 3. The men’s golf team finished tied for third at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate. USC had an overall team score of 847 (-17). Nicolas Dominguez led the Trojans with an individual fourth-place finish. He had a score of 209 (-7).

⛳️ See each golfer’s score.

Today’s Top Tier Performance presented by ARCO is Jayden Maiava. The quarterback was voted the iTrustCapital Trojan of the Game by the Trojan Family. Maiava accounted for five touchdowns in the win over Michigan State.

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Remembering You. The USC track and field program mourns the loss of alum and Golden Eagle CDR Lewis E. “Jumper” Hoyt, USNR (Ret).

During his time at USC, he became the national champion in high jump in what year?

Think you’ve got it? Scroll down for the answer!

USC Trojans Unite to Fight Blood Shortages

Join the USC Trojans in the nationwide We Give Blood drive to combat urgent blood shortages in the U.S. and inspire new donors. Every donation can save up to three lives.

From August 27 to December 5, every blood donation logged helps USC compete for $1 million to support student and community health programs. Plus, donors will receive limited-edition Homefield t-shirts, while supplies last.

Here’s how to join the fight:

Donate blood anywhere in the U.S. Find a location at BigTen.org/Abbott/Donate
Snap a photo at your donation site or of your registration.
Log your donation at www.bigten.org/abbott/usc or text DONATE to 222688 (ABBOTT) – be sure to select USC!
Spread the word and rally fellow Trojans to join the cause.

Let’s show the power of the Trojan spirit.

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📆 THE DAYS AHEAD

Monday, September 22

🎾 Women’s Tennis ITA All-American Championships | Live Stats | Watch
⛳️ Women’s Golf Golfweek Red Sky Classic | Live Stats

Tuesday, September 23

🎾 Women’s Tennis ITA All-American Championships | Live Stats | Watch
⛳️ Women’s Golf Golfweek Red Sky Classic | Live Stats

Wednesday, September 24

🎾 Women’s Tennis ITA All-American Championships | Live Stats | Watch
⛳️ Women’s Golf Golfweek Red Sky Classic | Live Stats
🤽 Men’s Water Polo vs. Shanghai Water Polo Club @ 5pm PT (Exhibition)

Thursday, September 25

Friday, September 26

🎾 Women’s Tennis ITA All-American Championships/ SoCal Intercollegiate Championships | Live Stats | Watch
🎾 Men’s Tennis Sherwood Invite
🏐 Women’s Volleyball at Penn State @ 5pm PT | Watch
🤽 Men’s Water Polo at Pacific @ 7pm PT

Saturday, September 27

🎾 Women’s Tennis ITA All-American Championships/ SoCal Intercollegiate Championships | Live Stats | Watch
🎾 Men’s Tennis Sherwood Invite
🏈 Football at Illinois @ 9am PT | Live Stats | Watch
👟 Cross Country UC Riverside Invitational
🏐 Women’s Volleyball at Ohio State @ 4pm PT | Watch

Sunday, September 28

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 1963!

⚔️ Have a great Monday, everyone!