USC Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley led his team onto the field at Beaver Stadium on October 10, 2026, for a college football matchup against the Penn State Nittany Lions. The game, played in University Park, Pennsylvania, marked a notable non-conference contest between two historic programs.
The contest was captured in a photograph showing Riley standing with his players prior to kickoff. Further details about the game's outcome and key takeaways for the USC program were outlined in a Yahoo Sports feature published on October 29, 2026, by Justin Golba.
