Jayden Maiava is set to make history at USC

Who is Jayden Maiava? UNLV transfer taking over for Miller Moss as USC's quarterback
Here's what you need to know about new USC starting quarterback Jayden Maiava, and why Trojans coach Lincoln Riley benched Miller Moss
Jayden Maiava follows in his Polynesian heroes' footsteps when he becomes USC's starting quarterback
Jayden Maiava fondly remembers Marcus Mariota winning the Heisman Trophy at Oregon. A few years later, he cheered while Tua Tagovailoa led Alabama to a national championship. “Being able to watch those two great quarterbacks play at the highest level there is,
The Sports Report: Jayden Maiava is set to make history at USC
When he takes the field Saturday, he’ll become the first person of Polynesian descent to start a game at quarterback for USC.
Thursday's college football: USC QB Jayden Maiava follows in his Polynesian heroes' footsteps
Maiava is USC’s first Polynesian quarterback, but he embraces the school’s long history of star Polynesian players including Junior Seau, Troy Polamalu, Rey Maualuga, Su’a Cravens, Tuli Tuipulotu and Talanoa Hufanga. Maiava’s uncle, Kaluka, also played four seasons as a USC linebacker from 2005-08.
Who Is USC Trojans Quarterback Jayden Maiava? Redshirt Sophomore, UNLV Transfer
The USC Trojans may be on a bye week, but that does not make it anymore calm. The Trojans will be making a change at quarterback against the Nebraska Cornhusker
USC is promoting Jayden Maiava to starting QB late in its disappointing season, AP source says
Jayden Maiava is replacing Miller Moss as Southern California’s starting quarterback with three games left in the Trojans’ disappointing regular season, according to a person with knowledge of the decision.
How did USC end up with Jayden Maiava as QB1? It’s a long story
Maiava was a three-star prospect in the 2022 recruiting cycle with only two FBS offers. Now, he's the starting QB at USC.
Jayden Maiava poised to become the first Polynesian starting quarterback at USC
Jayden Maiava knows he will be setting an example for others when he becomes the first Polynesian to start at quarterback at USC Saturday.
Maiava set to become 1st Polynesian starting quarterback at USC
LOS ANGELES >> Before he’d ever played the position, Jayden Maiava had a sense of what a Samoan quarterback could mean to his community. Growing up in Palolo Valley in a big Samoan family, he’d felt that power firsthand.
Nebraska vs. USC Prediction: Jayden Maiava Offers Up Hope for Trojans
Two teams, both at pivotal moments, with seasons teetering on the edge. For Nebraska, it’s a fight to secure bowl eligibility; for USC, it’s about salvaging the remnants of a season that once held so much promise.
USC Trojans Receivers Makai Lemon, Duce Robinson Rave About Quarterback Jayden Maiava
All eyes will be on USC Trojans redshirt sophomore quarterback Jayden Maiava when he makes his first start of the season ...
Now USC’s QB1, Jayden Maiava promises to lay his ‘life on the line’ for teammates
His actions spoke just fine. They arrived at USC’s campus around the same time last winter, two high-octane offensive transfers, former Mississippi State running back Marks and UNLV quarterback ...
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How Jayden Maiava remained ready to seize the USC quarterback job
The competition was close. Closer than anyone expected it to be in late August, at least. Close enough that Jayden Maiava, the insurgent transfer from Nevada Las Vegas, believed at the time that ...