The No. 17 USC Trojans are hosting the UCLA Bruins for the final regular season game of the year. The Trojans got off to a good start, with running back King M

Star receivers Makai Lemon and Ja’Kobi Lane did not play for No. 19 Southern California in the first quarter of the Trojans’ regular-season finale against archrival UCLA.

Ryan Kartje is the USC beat writer at the Los Angeles Times. He joined The Times after six years with the Southern California News Group. A Michigan native and University of Michigan graduate, Kartje previously wrote for Fox Sports Wisconsin and the Bloomington (Ind.) Herald-Times.

With CFP pressures and ranked opponents behind them, the Trojans can lean into dominating one of the sport’s most unique rivalries.

Crosstown rivals UCLA and No. 17 Southern California meet for the 95th time on Saturday when the Trojans host the Bruins at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

After another big-game loss, often-embattled USC football coach Lincoln Riley might be on the hot seat in Los Angeles.

What’s at stake, injuries, who’s better, key matchups to watch, TV info and a final score prediction for Saturday’s rivalry game at the Coliseum.

Two matchups of Associated Press Top 25 teams will have College Football Playoff implications Saturday and a bevy of other games will impact conference races.