Based on actual tickets sold as of Wednesday, the Nebraska-Southern California showdown Saturday night in Los Angeles was the top-selling college football game in the nation this weekend, according to StubHub, a ticket marketplace designed for fans to buy and sell tickets.

Other Husker-Trojan game facts according to StubHub:

* As of mid-week, the average ticket price for NU-USC was $188.

* The range of tickets sold was $118 to $1,450.

* The game was the third-best seller so far this college football season, based on total gross sales, behind Ohio State-Texas and Penn State-Notre Dame.

* Nebraska-USC is currently the top-selling USC game this season, based on gross sales.

* Nebraska-USC already has sold nearly triple the top-selling Lakers playoff game (Game 4 of Western Conference Semifinals against Phoenix), in terms of gross sales.

EVALUATION TIME: Six Nebraska assistant coaches will travel to various spots in southern California today to evaluate recruits. “I think we’ll see over 45 players in California,” said Callahan, noting that the assistants left Lincoln Thursday night. “They’ll be there (in California) first thing in the morning at the schools gathering information, films, transcripts, watching practice and watching games as well,” Callahan said. “We’re hoping to get a number of players in here for official visits.”

FAN FOLLOWING: Thousands of Nebraska fans will travel to Los Angeles for the game and probably create a huge Husker presence in and around the Coliseum. “I think it’s great,” Callahan said. “But the main thing is, you still have to go out and play. When you step between the lines, you still have to perform and execute the game plan and execute your techniques. But I think it’s great to have the support and fandom in Los Angeles. It’s a great trip, a great venue, and we’re going to try to do the best we can to bring home a victory.”

MANN UPDATE: Nebraska starting center Kurt Mann, already ruled out of Saturday’s game, remained hospitalized Thursday with what Callahan called a virus. Callahan said Mann was feeling “OK.” “(Doctors) had said he was going to be released (Thursday), but I think they’re going to keep him in there one more day,” the coach said. Brett Byford, a 6-foot-3, 300-pound junior, is expected to start in place of Mann for the second straight week.

TRAVEL SCHEDULE: Nebraska players will gather at 8 a.m. today for meetings before leaving town about 10 a.m.