Nebraska Football tied with USC at halftime

The chase for bowl eligibility will continue to be a battle for at least another 30 minutes.

Nebraska football and USC are tied 14-14 at halftime. The Huskers are looking for that elusive sixth win, while the Trojans need to win two of their last three games to be bowl eligible.

NU got on the board first with a pick-6 from Ceyair Wright. The former Trojan grew up and attended high school just up the road from the LA Coliseum.

However, USC’s offense started to roll after that interception. After starting 2-for-7, new starting quarterback Jayden Maiava completed his next nine passes for 100 yards and two touchdowns.

Nebraska responded with a nine-play, 75-yard touchdown drive. Emmett Johnson caught a Dylan Raiola pass and ran over his defender to the rim and took the ball upfield for the score.

Neither team did much in the way of productivity in the final 9:21. USC ran the ball three times while Nebraska threw an interception, punted once and ran out the clock in the half.

Raiola completed 12-of-18 passes for 105 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Through the first five games of the year, Raiola had a 9-to-1 touchdown to interception ratio. Across the last four and a half, the ratio is 2:7.

Nebraska ran for just 33 yards in the first half, led by 25 yards from Emmett Johnson.

Maiava has thrown for 131 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. The Trojans are up to 85 rushing yards, with 55 coming from Woody Marks.

Nebraska will have the ball to begin the third quarter.

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