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🏈 Lemon is a finalist
⚽️ No. 1 signing class
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Finalist! Wide receiver Makai Lemon was named a finalist for the 2025 Biletnikoff Award. The award recognizes college football’s most outstanding receiver. The winner will be announced on Dec. 12 on The Home Depot College Football Awards on ESPN.

🔼 Tomorrow’s Game. The football team ends the regular season against UCLA in the Crosstown Rivalry Clash. This marks the 95th version of the nation’s most famous crosstown rivalry. USC has won 19 of the last 26 meetings in its series with UCLA. 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.

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🔼 Top Recruits. The women’s soccer team announced the signing of seven incoming players. The 2026 class is ranked No. 1 in the country by Prep Soccer. The class includes six incoming freshmen and one graduate transfer. The signees included the No. 3 and No. 5 players in Prep Soccer’s ranking, the No. 1 goalkeeper in the country and all six freshmen ranking in the Top 6 in their respective states and regions.

Today’s Top Tier Performance presented by ARCO is Leah Ford. Ford was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week. She had 15 blocks to average 2.14 blocks per set in wins at Oregon and against Illinois. She totaled 20.5 points and 13 kills while hitting .346 in the two wins.

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Called Up!

Which women’s soccer player was called up by the U.S. Youth National Team?

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

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📆 THE DAYS AHEAD

Friday, November 28

🏐 Women’s Volleyball at Michigan @ 11am PT | Live Stats | Watch | Tickets
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Pepperdine @ 2pm PT | Live Stats | Tickets

Saturday, November 29

🏈 Football vs. UCLA @ 4:30pm PT | Live Stats | Tickets 

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Edra Bello!

⚔️ Have a great Friday, everyone!