With Week 8 of the college football season underway, 10 of the 18 Big Ten teams are set to start a quarterback that they didn’t start at the beginning of the season. Injuries to Ohio State’s Julian Sayin, Oregon’s Dante Moore, and UCLA’s Nico Iamaleava are among the most notable quarterbacks who have suffered injuries.

One of those Big Ten teams fortunate to have the same starting quarterback they began the season with is the No. 16 USC Trojans, led by Jayden Maiava. The Trojans and Maiava will face another road test on Saturday night against the Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium.

With Julian Sayin recently injured and the Trojans set to host the No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes on Halloween night at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, USC has a golden opportunity to make a statement and boost its College Football Playoff chances with wins over the Wisconsin Badgers and the Buckeyes.…