Thousands of people have been displaced since wildfires sparked in Southern California, and some of them have roots in Oklahoma.

The Los Angeles area is preparing for its first rain since wildfires first broke out weeks ago. But too much rain at once could bring its own set of significant issues.

Parched Southern California was forecast to face more dangerous winds on Wednesday but could get some badly needed rain this weekend, dampening the prospects of another round of

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 24 people, destroyed more than 12,000 structures and scorched more than 60 square miles. The largest by far — the Palisades and Eaton wildfires — continue to burn in Southern California,

Freshman Avery Howell scored a season-high 18 points, JuJu Watkins added 16 points and seven rebounds and No. Southern California nearly pitched a second-quarter shutout as it routed Purdue 79-37 on Wednesday.

No. 25 Florida St. (16-4) at Boston College (12-10), 6 p.m. No. 1 UCLA (20-0) vs. Minnesota (18-3), 3 p.m. No. 4 Southern Cal (18-1) at Iowa (13-7), 1:30 p.m. No. 5 Texas (20-2) at Texas A&M (10-9), 6 p.m.

Desmond Claude scored 21 points and Wesley Yates III added 17 as Southern California continued to look comfortable on the road on Wednesday, earning a 78-73 victory over Nebraska in Lincoln.

No. 11 Kentucky (17-2) beat Arkansas 89-69. Next: vs. No. 19 Alabama, Thursday. No. 12 Ohio St. (18-1) at Nebraska. Next: vs. Washington, Sunday.

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No. 1 UCLA (19-0) beat No. 25 Baylor 72-57; beat Rutgers 84-66. No. 2 South Carolina (19-1) beat No. 5 LSU 66-56.

Additional rain chances will return to parts of Oklahoma by the middle to the ... of the cutoff low that will be positioned across Southern California by late this weekend and early next week.

Finebaum has consistently criticized Riley's tenure as head coach. Before last season, Finebaum described Riley's performance in 2023 as one of the worst coaching jobs he had ever witnessed. He also stated that if he were the athletic director at USC, he would have fired Riley.