With USC Trojans linebackers Eric Gentry out “indefinitely” and Raesjon Davis making the decision to persevere his finally season of eligibility by redshirting, true freshman Desman Stephens II has received an extended role on the USC Trojans defense.

Here's what to know about the series history between Penn State and USC, including all-time meetings and head-to-head records, ahead of Saturday's game:

Penn State has cruised to a 5-0 start thanks in part to four straight home games, but the Nittany Lions need to head to LA to take on USC this week to take on a desperate Trojans team.

When the college football season started, fans had their eyes on week seven because of the loaded slate. Almost every conference had big games featuring ranked teams, and we had a good amount of top-25 matchups all around college football.