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Five things to expect in USC's blue blood battle with Ohio State
Ohio State hasn't won at USC since 1946 and last visited in 2008, a 35-3 Trojans win; the Buckeyes arrive six and one.
Watch it as it aired: Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Brock Thunderson on this story, from The Five O'Clock at 5:33 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Yahoo Sports's, the jokes are ours.
From the show
At a glance
- First reported by Yahoo Sports: “Five things to expect in USC’s blue blood battle with Ohio State”, with reporting from Sports Illustrated and On3.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 30, 2026, at 5:33 PM ET on The Five O'Clock, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Brock Thunderson.
- Topics: USC, Ohio State.
- BBN covered this story before: How can Ohio State football beat USC? 3 keys for West Coast trip (October 29).
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- Yahoo SportsFive things to expect in USC’s blue blood battle with Ohio State
- Sports IllustratedHow to Watch USC Trojans vs. Ohio State: Preview, TV Channel, Betting Odds October 30, 2026 · facts used on air
- On3USC vs. No. 2 Ohio State: How to watch, kickoff, TV channel - On3 October 29, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorOhio State has not won at the Coliseum since nineteen forty-six, and Saturday it tries again.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistNineteen forty-six. Was that a wet year? Because I can't read a grudge without a pressure system.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorBrock, it's a feud between two families who won't speak to each other.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThe Buckeyes are six and one, riding a five-game streak, and the number two team still can't get through that door.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistAnd the Trojans just lost twenty-four to seven at Wisconsin. So they're hosting while grumpy.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorLook, I'm telling you, that's a wounded host.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorOhio State allows one hundred seventy-one point four passing yards a game, and Maiava has to test that.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistWho's Maiava, the front?

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThe quarterback. More than forty top recruits are in the building too, so it's an eighty-year-old grudge with a tour group.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistForty recruits, eighty years of losing, kickoff at four-thirty Pacific on NBC, and the only thing anyone's serving is a Buckeye.
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