USC Trojans discuss Quarterback Jayden Maiava's game against Nebraska

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USC Trojans Quarterback Jayden Maiava, Coach Lincoln Riley, and Defensive Tackle Devan Thompkins discusses Quarterback Jayden Maiava's game against Nebraska. Riley talked about his ability to let the team win and make winning plays.

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00:00Lincoln, what did you think of Jaden's game tonight, and how did this really help them develop this game anymore?

00:05Yeah, you play quarterback long enough, there's going to be games like this, you know,

00:09where things are just a little bit out of whack and, you know, your ability to just hang in there and keep swinging

00:14and find a way to make winning plays is, you know, that's what the really good ones do, you know,

00:20and then they give teams the ability to win when the offense is rolling and everything looks in sync and perfect,

00:27and they also give the team a chance to win, you know, when it doesn't, and he made a lot of winning plays.

00:32You know, it wasn't any of our best game offensively, but, you know, the name of the game is winning,

00:38and winning on the road, you know, as a quarterback and offensive defense is, again,

00:43it's the best thing you can do in this game.

00:45Lincoln, you talked about not being scared while calling plays.

00:47You got off that sweet flicker.

00:49It obviously had a huge part in that last drive.

00:52Can you just take us through that play, that play call, why it worked when it did?

00:55Yeah, it's just something we have worked and had confidence in Jay Rich.

01:01He's one of our best competitive catch guys that, you know, if it's wide open, that's great.

01:05If it ends up being a one-on-one, it would probably be on a safety and, you know, didn't mind that,

01:10and, you know, Brian Jackson, the guy's executed that one.

01:13That one's tough because you've got to have a lot of patience.

01:15You know, Brian, the protection to give Jayden time to get down the field,

01:18and obviously it was an incredible throw and catch.

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