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The USC football team came into the 2023 season with high expectations. The Trojans narrowly missed out on a College Football Playoff berth and Pac-12 title last season, and they had their sights set on those goals this year. Unfortunately for USC, they fell well short. The Trojans ended up finishing the regular season 7-5, […]

USC football was set to have a resurgence with head coach Lincoln Riley. While the former Oklahoma head coach had a solid first season with the Trojans, winning 11 games in 2022, a quick downfall occurred. USC capped off the 2023 regular season with a 7-5 record, despite having former Heisman winner Caleb Williams at […]

The USC football team is going to be in a very different spot next year in terms of their quarterback room. This year, the Trojans had maybe the best QB room in the entire country as they had Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams as their starter, and one of their backups was Malachi Nelson, the […]

The exodus continues in Trojan nation, and by the looks of it, fans will see a massively different USC football team in 2024. Lincoln Riley has already seen a number of former top recruits enter the transfer portal in recent weeks, and that trend continued on Tuesday after defensive end Korey Foreman decided to leave […]

Since the closing of the 2023 NFL Draft, the the narrative began that USC football quarterback Caleb Williams would be the clear-cut top option in 2024. Williams more or else confirmed his status as a top quarterback prospect in 2023. Though USC struggled as a team toward the end of the year, Williams hasn’t done […]

USC football head coach Lincoln Riley spoke on the departure of former five-star quarterback Malachi Nelson, who recently entered the transfer portal. Riley hasn’t been with the Trojans for too long, but he’s been able to make an immediate impact on the offense in both recruiting and on-field play. Nelson wasn’t able to crack the […]

Four-star defensive lineman Carlon Jones of Bay City (TX) High announced his commitment to USC football on Sunday night. The 6-foot-3, 290-pound Jones chose the USC football program over Ohio State and Alabama. His relationship with Lincoln Riley and the rest of the coaching staff, as well as their plans for him played a role in […]

The quarterback room of USC football could get thinner, with freshman Malachi Nelson reportedly set to enter the transfer portal, according to sources of Pete Nakos of On3. Nelson barely saw action for USC football in 2023. He only appeared in one game for the Trojans this year, which was during a 56-28 win at […]

Matt Entz has been the head coach of the North Dakota State football team since the 2018 season, and he’s been with the Bison for 10 years. He has seen a lot of success at North Dakota State, but he will be moving on after this season to be the linebackers coach for USC football. […]

The USC football team had an elite offense this season, but the Trojans are losing some important talent after this year. 2022 Heisman quarterback Caleb Williams will not be back at USC next season, and the Trojans also learned that one of his top receivers will be entering the transfer portal. Caleb Williams transferred over […]

The USC football team finished the regular season with a disappointing 7-5 record, but the good news for the Trojans is that they know exactly what they need to work on in the offseason: defense. The USC defense was one of the worst in the Pac-12 this year, and the Trojans are already attacking the […]

The big issue for the 2023 USC football team was their defense. The Trojans have already moved on from defensive coordinator Alex Grinch, and they have signed D’Anton Lynn from UCLA. USC still has a lot of work to do in terms of getting their defense ready for next year, but the Trojans took another […]

The USC football team will need a new quarterback under center next season as Caleb Williams’ time with the Trojans is over. USC does have Malachi Nelson on the roster, but he will be a sophomore next year with no real playing experience. He could be the guy if USC doesn’t land someone in the […]

The USC football team ended up struggling this season after coming into the season as the favorite to win the Pac-12. The offense was loaded for the Trojans, but the defense just never got it going this year, and it resulted in a very disappointing season. USC ended up parting ways with defensive coordinator Alex […]

The Arizona State football team is not considered to be as prestigious as the USC football team. Still, the Sun Devils are doing their best to forget about a challenging 2023 season and to move forward heading into 2024. A former Notre Dame standout and Arizona State football player announced his intention to transfer away […]

The USC football program is trying to regain its competitive edge after the Trojans fell out of the CFP race. USC finished the season 7-5 as its roster could not find a way to continue its momentum late in the season. The Trojans hired D’Anton Lynn as their new defensive coordinator for some changes. However, […]

When Caleb Williams joined the Heisman club last season, there was already talk that he would be the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, with most in the league already wishing he could have come out in 2023. But that was last season, and the USC football quarterback didn’t become only the second […]

Lincoln Riley is looking to stock up on some weapons after some names hit the NCAA transfer portal. The USC football program might just land a new running back from the South Carolina football squad. He goes by the name of Mario Anderson. But, the Trojans may want to hold their horses first because Brent […]

After having a disappointing season, USC football decided to beef up its coaching staff. Lincoln Riley is still the head coach. However, the program reeled in one of the best coaches of the Division 1 Football Championship Subdivision level. On Sunday, it was announced that North Dakota State football coach, Matt Entz, is joining the […]

The Michigan football team started off the 2024 recruiting cycle hot as they had the top class in the nation at one point. It has cooled off a little bit since then, but it got a nice boost on Saturday as three-star defensive lineman Deyvid Palepale flipped his commitment from USC football to the Wolverines. […]

USC football wide receiver Brenden Rice — the son of Pro Football Hall of Fame receiver Jerry Rice — has officially announced his decision to declare for the NFL Draft. “Trojan Family. Thank you for taking me in and making me feel at home,” Rice said Friday on X. “Through the good and bad, being […]

With Caleb Williams potentially leaving for the NFL, the USC football program aims to land a new quarterback through the transfer portal. However, they already have a talented option to replace Williams in Malachi Nelson. Rumors have suggested that Malachi Nelson plans to enter the transfer portal. However, it sounds like those rumors are false, […]

The 2023 college football season was a disappointment for the USC football team. The Trojans had one of the best college quarterbacks in recent memory on their team who won the Heisman a year ago, but they wasted his talent to finish the year 7-5 after starting 6-0. This team came into the season as […]

More and more college football players are submitting their names into the transfer portal. Just about 3,000 names have entered the portal since November 26th, and more likely will follow suit in the coming days. The transfer portal is in the spotlight now as the college football calendar shifts from the regular season to bowl […]

The USC football team returned the reigning Heisman winner, Caleb Williams, this season, and everybody expected them to have one of the most explosive offenses in college football. If the Trojans could field just an okay defense, they would’ve been able to win a lot of games. However, USC could not field an okay defense, […]

With USC football due to wrap up a painfully disappointing season (7-5) after they face off against No. 16 Louisville in the Holiday Bowl on Dec. 27, fans would be wise to look back to the glory days. Former star running back Reggie Bush is giving them an opportunity to do just that after being […]

It’s been 13 years since USC football running back Reggie Bush relinquished his Heisman Trophy to the NCAA. Now that Bush recently entered the College Football Hall of Fame, he wants his prized accolade in his rightful possession. Reggie Bush shared his sentiments just four days before the 2023 Heisman Trophy presentation on Saturday, per […]

The USC football team is reeling after a finish to the 2023 regular season that saw them lose four out of five games down the stretch. Recently, USC Coach Lincoln Riley shared his thoughts on adding a starting QB through the transfer portal to replace NFL-bound Caleb Williams. Riley announced that the future NFL Draft […]

The USC football team was expected to be one of the best teams in the country this season, but they were far from it. The Trojans ended up losing five of their final six games, and they finished the regular season with a 7-5 record. This team was expecting to go to the College Football […]

USC football head coach Lincoln Riley has a simple four-word stance on possibly adding a quarterback from the transfer portal. “Asked about bringing in a transfer portal QB: ‘We’re looking at it,’ Lincoln Riley said. #USC,” The Athletic’s Antonio Morales tweeted on Monday. Quarterback Caleb Williams will most likely skip his senior season with USC […]

The USC Trojans football team finished the season with a 7-5 record, missing out on the Pac-12 title game and ending as a disappointment in Lincoln Riley’s second year with the program. The big question was regarding star quarterback Caleb Williams and whether or not he would play in the Holiday Bowl against Louisville. On […]

While Washington State remains Pac-12 strong, quarterback Cameron Ward is heading elsewhere. The 6-foot-2 junior entered the transfer portal over the weekend and figures to be a sought-after talent in the coming weeks and months. A former conference rival could be in the mix, as USC football is a school “to watch,” according to On3.com’s […]

The reverberation from Florida State football’s shocking omission from the national championship tournament continued unabated Monday. On an appearance on FS1’s Undisputed, former NFL cornerback Richard Sherman sounded off on his frustration with the Seminoles’ snub and college sports in general. “I have a huge problem with it. This is a huge problem with college […]

USC football running back MarShawn Lloyd, who overcame a mystery injury to notch over 1,000 total yards this season, is declaring for the NFL Draft. Lloyd announced in a stirring social media post Monday morning. Check it out below. pic.twitter.com/9PbJPhRTH8 — MarShawn Lloyd (@m_lloyd_2) December 4, 2023 Unsurprisingly, the video looks back fondly at the […]

USC football has stolen UCLA DC D’Anton Lynn to help reinvent the Trojans’ defense after a disastrous 2023 season. Via Pete Thamel: “Sources: USC is finalizing a deal to hire UCLA defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn. UCLA finished No. 11 in total defense in his first year there this season, an improvement from No. 89 the […]

Rice quarterback JT Daniels, who began his collegiate career at USC, is hanging up the cleats due to concussion problems. Daniels spoke to ESPN Friday and said doctors have recommended he quit football before sustaining any more concussions that could affect his long-term health. The Southern California native played for four different programs across six […]

USC football wide receiver Brenden Rice was one of Caleb Williams’ best weapons in the 2023 season, but he’s yet to make any comments on what his next step will be. That being said, Rice’s latest move points to him potentially making the jump to the NFL next year. Rice has accepted an invitation to […]

Lincoln Riley has failed to deliver a CFP National Championship which put a lot of questions on his USC football program. Caleb Williams has already expressed his dismay after falling short of a postseason berth. But, his departure from the Trojans was already anticipated from the start of the season. Xamarion Gordon and Raleek Brown […]

A lot of players are entering the transfer portal after Lincoln Riley failed to push the USC football program to a postseason berth. Xamarion Gordon became the first player to opt out of the squad and give other teams a shot through the transfer portal. But, not every Trojans player has that privilege. Caleb Williams […]