Penn State vs USC: Projected starting lineup Week 7 | 2024-25 college football season 

The USC Trojans host the No. 4 Penn State Nittany Lions in Week 7 of college football. The Big Ten clash offers both schools an opportunity for a signature win, with the Trojans being in dire need of one given their 3-2 record.

Penn State has regularly been lambasted for being unable to win games against big-time opponents, so this game provides them an opportunity to change this perception.

Here are the expected lineups and depth charts for both schools in Week 7:

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Penn State Lineup and Depth Chart

Penn State Offense

The first row of players are the expected starters:

WR-X	6	Wallace III, Harrison RS JR	11	Johnson, Tyler RS SO	80	Flowers, Mehki RS SO
WR-Z	3	Fleming, Julian SR/TR	5	Evans, Omari JR	12	Ivey, Anthony RS SO
WR-SL	2	Clifford, Liam RS JR	4	Denmark, Tyseer FR	83	Spencer, Jake RS SR/TR
LT	66	Shelton, Drew JR	74	Williams, J'ven RS FR
LG	71	Ioane, Olaivavega RS SO	56	Nelson, JB RS SR/TR	55	Onoh, Chimdy RS FR	60	Bahn, Logan FR
C	53	Dawkins, Nick RS SR	52	Rulli, Dominic RS SO
RG	77	Wormley, Sal RS SR	50	Cousins, Cooper FR	63	Birchmeier, Alex RS FR
RT	68	Donkoh, Anthony RS FR	72	Rucci, Nolan RS JR/TR	64	Boyer, Eagan FR
TE	44	Warren, Tyler SR	85	Reynolds, Luke FR	16	Dinkins, Khalil RS JR	88	Cross, Jerry RS SO	18	Schlaffer, Joey RS FR
QB	15	Allar, Drew JR	9	Pribula, Beau RS SO	17	Grunkemeyer, Ethan FR	19	Lambert, Jack RS FR
RB	10	Singleton, Nicholas JR	13	Allen, Kaytron JR	25	Martin Jr., Quinton FR	24	Smith, Corey FR

Penn State Defense

The first row of players are the expected starters

LDE	33	Dennis-Sutton, Dani JR	92	Vilbert, Smith RS SR	95	Mayer, Jordan RS FR/TR
LDT	28	Durant, Zane JR	99	Izzard, Coziah SR	39	Blanding, Ty RS FR	54	Gilliam, Xavier FR
RDT	91	J-Thomas, Dvon RS SR	50	Ford Jr., Alonzo RS SR/TR	51	Beamon, Hakeem RS SR	58	Artis, Kaleb RS SO
RDE	11	Carter, Abdul JR	15	Vanover, Amin SR	56	Mupoyi, Joseph RS FR
WLB	13	Rojas, Tony SO	8	Nelson, DaKaari RS FR	24	Robinson, Ta'Mere RS FR	40	Speca, Anthony FR
MLB	41	King, Kobe RS JR	0	DeLuca, Dominic RS JR	43	Elsdon, Tyler SR	49	Chizmar, Ben RS JR
LCB	3	Kimber, Jalen RS SR/TR	29	Collins, Audavion RS SO/TR	17	Woseley Jr., Kenny FR
SS	1	Reed, Jaylen SR	10	Lane, Dejuan FR	21	Toure, Vaboue FR	40	Williams, Patrick RS SO
FS	6	Wheatley, Zakee RS JR	14	Mills, Tyrece RS SR/TR	27	Payne Jr., Lamont RS FR	31	Dinkins, Kolin RS SO
RCB	4	Harris, A.J. SO/TR	9	Washington II, Elliot SO	12	Mitchell, Jon FR

Penn State Special Teams

The first row of players are the expected starters:

PT	95	Thompson, Riley JR/TR	99	Nwosu, Gabriel RS JR	96	Groh, Mitchell RS JR
PK	93	Sahaydak, Sander RS JR	94	Barker, Ryan RS FR	91	Meyer, Chase JR/TR
KO	99	Nwosu, Gabriel RS JR	94	Barker, Ryan RS FR	91	Meyer, Chase JR/TR
LS	48	Duzansky, Tyler RS JR
H	95	Thompson, Riley JR/TR	9	Pribula, Beau RS SO
PR	83	Spencer, Jake RS SR/TR
KR	10	Singleton, Nicholas JR

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USC Lineup and Depth Chart

USC Offense

The first row of players are the expected starters:

WR-X	10	Hudson, Kyron RS JR	2	Robinson, Duce SO	15	Richardson, Jaden RS SR/TR
WR-Z	8	Lane, Ja'Kobi SO	81	Ford, Kyle RS SR/TR	84	Ross, Charles RS SR/TR
WR-Y	6	Lemon, Makai SO	44	Zamora, Josiah RS JR
WR-H	1	Branch, Zachariah SO	9	Fair, Jay JR/TR
LT	72	Paige, Elijah RS FR	59	Banuelos, Micah RS FR
LG	70	Pregnon, Emmanuel RS SR/TR	66	Quinones, Gino RS SR
C	79	Monheim, Jonah RS SR	67	O'Connor, Kilian JR
RG	77	Noa, Alani SO	75	Talalele, Amos RS FR
RT	76	Murphy, Mason RS JR	73	Raymond, Tobias RS FR
TE	87	McRee, Lake RS JR	88	Eldridge, Kade RS FR	85	Lyons, Walker FR
QB	7	Moss, Miller RS JR	14	Maiava, Jayden RS SO/TR	17	Jensen, Jake RS JR/TR
RB	4	Marks, Woody RS SR/TR	0	Joyner, Quinten SO	21	Jackson, Bryan FR	22	Peterson, A'Marion RS FR

USC Defense

The first row of players are the expected starters:

LDE	6	Lucas, Anthony JR/TR	34	Shelby, Braylan SO	58	Tuliaupupu, Solomon RS SR
NT	91	Meyer, Gavin RS SR/TR	94	Pepe, Kobe RS SR	97	Abasiri, Jide FR
DT	99	Clifton, Nate RS SR/TR	56	Hughes, Elijah SO
RDE	10	Muhammad, Jamil RS SR/TR	98	Thompkins, Devan RS SO	44	Greene, Sam RS FR	49	Fountain, Kameryn FR
WLB	13	Cobb, Mason RS SR/TR	18	Gentry, Eric SR/TR	26	Newby, Elijah FR
MLB	4	Mascarenas-Arnold, Easton SR/TR	23	Stephens II, Desman FR	9	Davis, Raesjon SR
LCB	14	Covington, Jacobe RS SR/TR	19	Humphrey, John RS SR/TR
SS	0	Arnold, Akili RS SR/TR	27	Shaw, Bryson RS SR/TR
FS	7	Ramsey, Kamari RS SO/TR	8	Branch, Zion RS SO	24	Pierce, Christian SO
RCB	2	Smith, Jaylin SR	17	Nicholson, DeCarlos RS SR/TR
NB	21	Vance Jr., Greedy RS SR/TR	16	Brown, Prophet RS JR	15	Beavers Jr., Anthony RS JR

USC Special Teams

The first row of players are the expected starters:

PT	16	Czaplicki, Eddie SR/TR	48	Sayeri, Ryon FR	40	Shirangi, Cameron RS SR/TR
PK	96	Lantz, Michael RS SR/TR	46	Lynch, Denis RS JR	95	Robles, Tyler RS FR
KO	96	Lantz, Michael RS SR/TR	46	Lynch, Denis RS JR	95	Robles, Tyler RS FR
LS	31	Pepper, Hank RS JR/TR	47	McDonough, Devin JR/TR
H	16	Czaplicki, Eddie SR/TR
PR	1	Branch, Zachariah SO	6	Lemon, Makai SO
KR	1	Branch, Zachariah SO	6	Lemon, Makai SO	4	Marks, Woody RS SR/TR	9	Fair, Jay JR/TR

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Penn State vs. USC injury report

Penn State injury report

No player has been reported as unavailable for the upcoming encounter.

USC Injury report

• Jacobe Covington, SR. CB: Questionable

Here's what USC coach Lincoln Riley said about the player's injury:

“He’s been limited this week, progressed a little bit faster than maybe we would have thought after the game. After the Minnesota game, I think we would have guessed it was a for sure no for this week. So kudos to him and the training staff for pushing it along.”

While the Trojans will prefer to count on him if possible, there's still a chance that he will not feature in the upcoming game.

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How to watch Penn State vs. USC? Streaming options for Big Ten clash

The game will air on CBS, with the following streaming services carrying the network: Paramount+ along with Showtime, FuboTV, DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV and YouTube TV.

Those with Amazon Prime can add Paramount+ to their add-on subscriptions. The CBSSports website and the CBS Sports App will also show the game, but you will need your service provider's details to access the content.