{"id":2476,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/2476","headline":"Indiana's defense throttles USC's Maiava in 27-13 win","dek":"The Hoosiers picked up their first ranked win of the season, forcing three interceptions from USC quarterback Jayden Maiava at Memorial Stadium.","body":"Indiana beat USC 27-13 on Saturday evening at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, handing the Trojans a loss that could shake up both the AP Top-25 and College Football Playoff rankings. USC entered the week ranked No. 15 in the AP poll and No. 18 in the CFP rankings.\n\nThe story of the night was Indiana's defense. Jayden Maiava came in having thrown three interceptions all season and never more than two in a single game. He left having matched that total in one afternoon, including a pair of late picks that sealed things for the Hoosiers.\n\nIt was not a flawless performance across the board for Indiana. The offense has not operated with the efficiency of last year's national title-winning squad, and there was plenty for fans to dislike even in a winning effort. But the defense looks like it might be even better than that championship unit, and for a program with a long history of disappointment, a win over a ranked opponent is a win worth taking.\n\nThe Hoosiers move forward as winners again, with the defense doing the heavy lifting and the offense still a work in progress.","published_at":"2026-11-15T02:05:38.730873+00:00","source_count":4,"written_from":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"5 quick thoughts from Indiana football’s 27-13 win over USC","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/5-quick-thoughts-indiana-football-011459242.html"},{"outlet":"Fox Sports","publisher":"Fox Sports","title":"Hoosiers Closing In On Big Ten Title Game? 4 Takeaways From Indiana's Win Over USC","url":"https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-football/indiana-hoosiers-usc-trojans-takeaways"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"USC vs. Indiana prediction, odds, time: Week 11 college football picks by proven model","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/betting/news/usc-indiana-prediction-odds-game-time-2026-week-11-college-football-picks-best-bets/"},{"outlet":"New York Post","publisher":"New York Post","title":"USC vs. Indiana odds, picks, predictions: Spread analysis and best bets for Big Ten duel","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/11/14/betting/usc-vs-indiana-odds-picks-predictions-college-football-best-bets-week-11/"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"USC vs. Indiana: How to watch today's NCAA college football game, where to stream and more","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/usc-vs-indiana-how-to-watch-todays-ncaa-college-football-game-where-to-stream-and-more-114200764.html"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"USC vs. Indiana prediction, odds, time: Week 11 college football picks by proven model","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/betting/news/usc-indiana-prediction-odds-game-time-2026-week-11-college-football-picks/"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Indiana football vs USC: How to watch, odds, predictions, more","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/indiana-football-vs-usc-watch-163000441.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"USC vs Indiana live updates: Score, highlights, predictions, analysis","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/usc-vs-indiana-live-updates-183036616.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"How to live stream Indiana vs USC for free: College Football, watch, TV channel","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/live-stream-indiana-vs-usc-184000687.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"How to watch USC vs Indiana: Live stream NCAA College Football, TV channel","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/watch-usc-vs-indiana-live-193500675.html"}],"image":{"url":"https://s.yimg.com/lo/mysterio/api/92483c16b60d989dd21799878309cbd3dd614f52f0275b06337258aac71cbf84/lightyear_networkapi/resizefill_w1200_h675%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fsb_nation_articles_115%2F5759b48c01a0e7ab47e7f3b7febcb5af.jpg","credit":"Yahoo Sports","width":1200},"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. Credit brokenews and link to the story page you took it from. Source headlines, story titles taken from a source headline, and quoted passages remain the property of their publishers and are quoted for comparison, not licensed onward.","terms":"https://www.brokenews.co/about#reuse"}