The sophomore transfer from UNLV, promoted to QB1 largely to determine if he’s the answer for USC going forward, provided plenty of evidence to suggest so.

The USC Trojans had become a pass happy offense for a majority of the season, but with redshirt sophomore quarterback Jayden Maiava making his first start of the season, coach Lincoln Riley had a more balanced approached against the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

In Washington's back-to-back losses, the first-year quarterback has just one touchdown pass and 23 rushing yards.