See which Big Ten teams USC will face in conference play in 2024-25

The USC football program still has its final tour through the Pac-12 this year, but on Thursday the Trojans got a peek at their Big Ten future as the conference announced its schedule pairings for the 2024-25 seasons.

The Big Ten will be going away from divisions once it expands to 16 teams with the additions of USC and UCLA next year. Schools were given up to three protected annual rivarly matchups, which will be the case for the Trojans-Bruins crosstown showdown, as expected. Otherwise, USC will face a rotating mix of Big Ten opponents.

Every team will play every other conference opponent at least twice – once home and once away – in a four-year period.

For 2024, the Trojans' conference slate will include home games with Illinois, Iowa, Michigan and Wisconsin and road games at Maryland, Northwestern, Penn State, Purdue and UCLA.

For 2025, USC will host Indiana, Michigan State, Nebraska, Penn State and UCLA, while traveling to Minnesota, Ohio State, Rutgers and Wisconsin.

USC also will continue its annual rivalry showdown with Notre Dame. The Trojans travel to South Bend, Indiana, this year and in 2025 and will be home vs. the Fighting Irish in 2024.

USC also has a non-conference game scheduled with LSU (in Las Vegas) to open the 2024 season and hosts Ole Miss in 2025.

USC is 75-30-3 all-time against current opponents from the Big Ten and leads its series with 11 out of the 12 opponents it has faced.

-11-2 vs. Illinois

-7-3 vs. Iowa

-6-4 vs. Michigan

-6-1 vs. Wisconsin

-5-0 vs. Northwestern

-6-4 vs. Penn State

-3-1 vs. Purdue

-4-0 vs. Indiana

-4-4 vs. Michigan State

-3-0-1 vs. Nebraska

6-1-1 vs. Minnesota

-13-10-1 vs. Ohio State.

The Trojans have never played Maryland or Rutgers. USC leads the all-time series with crosstown rival UCLA 50-33-7, not including the 2004 and 2005 victories that were vacated due to NCAA penalty.

Here's how the full schedules look for 2024-25, with dates for the conference games still to be determined.

Neutral site in Las Vegas: vs. LSU (Sept. 1)

Home: San Jose State (Sept. 7), Notre Dame (Nov. 30), Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin

Road: Maryland, Northwestern, Penn State, Purdue, UCLA

Home: Ole Miss (Aug. 30), Georgia Southern (Sept. 6), Indiana, Michigan State, Nebraska, Penn State, UCLA

Road: Notre Dame (Oct. 18), Minnesota, Ohio State, Rutgers, Wisconsin