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USC Trojans vs Texas Longhorns stream, odds, keys, and more

By Talon Graff

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 01: Quarterback Jt Daniels #18 of the USC Trojans warms up for the game against the UNLV Rebels at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 1, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 01: Quarterback Jt Daniels #18 of the USC Trojans warms up for the game against the UNLV Rebels at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 1, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /
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OXFORD, MS – SEPTEMBER 15: Head coach Mack Brown of the Texas Longhorns waits on the sideline during the game against the Ole Miss Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on September 15, 2012 in Oxford, Mississippi. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
OXFORD, MS – SEPTEMBER 15: Head coach Mack Brown of the Texas Longhorns waits on the sideline during the game against the Ole Miss Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on September 15, 2012 in Oxford, Mississippi. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images) /

A historic matchup reignites one of the greatest games ever played between the USC Trojans and the Texas Longhorns

The 2006 Rose Bowl is perhaps the greatest college football game ever played. Vince Young and the Texas Longhorns walked away as the National Champions while Reggie Bush and the USC  Trojan dynasty was disrupted.

Last year the two historic programs met again, and USC gained a bit of payback when they defeated the Longhorns in a double-overtime thriller 27-24.

Now they meet again but will it live up to the hype it is receiving? 12 years after their National Championship showdown, neither team finds itself at the level it was.

So far, Texas has lost their season opener to Maryland for the second year in a row, and then beat Tulsa by one score. Tom Herman’s resurrection of Texas is still a work in progress and hasn’t been able to replicate the success he had in Houston.

USC hasn’t been the same since Pete Carroll left almost a decade ago. There have been zero national titles added to the Trojans trophy case since Carroll’s NFL departure. USC’s absence from the College Football Playoffs seems wrong given the history tied to SC football. The same can be said for Texas as well.

While 2018 doesn’t appear to be the year that either team will finally make the playoffs, they need to make sure that when they look back on their ’18 season, they can use it as a building block for the future.

Here’s how to watch today’s game:

TV: Fox
Time: 8:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
Announcers: Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt
Online streaming: Fox Sports Go, FuboTV

We also have the latest odds on this weekend’s game, courtesy of our partners at OddsShark.

Odds

Line: Texas (-3)
Over/Under: 47.5

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