# @cfbsaturdaydaily on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-09-23T14:33:29.000+00:00
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USC might have lost the culture 💀

USC is 4–0 and still undefeated, but the way the Trojans looked against Rutgers has raised plenty of questions about where the program currently stands.

A clip from Saturday’s game showed USC players celebrating while holding just a seven-point lead over a winless Rutgers team, which quickly drew criticism online. The Trojans eventually escaped Piscataway with a 42–35 victory, but Rutgers finished with 460 total yards and stayed within one possession for much of the second half. 

USC’s offense once again did enough to win, with Jayden Maiava throwing for 277 yards and two touchdowns and King Miller adding 102 yards on the ground. But the defense allowed Rutgers to score 35 points after the Scarlet Knights had scored only 21 in each of their first two games. USC also surrendered five plays of at least 20 yards. 

For a program that spent much of the 2000s as one of college football’s defining powers, moments like this are why some fans feel USC’s standard has changed. The Trojans are undefeated, but with Oregon coming to Los Angeles next, they’ll have an opportunity to show whether they’re truly back among the sport’s elite.

Is USC’s culture actually lost, or are people overreacting to one close win?

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