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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 […]

The USC Trojans started the 2023 college football season like a house on fire, but it was a different story for the team in the second half of the campaign. After winning six games in a row to start the campaign, USC football won just once in six outings the rest of the way. That […]

This weekend, after the Pac-12 Championship Game concludes between Oregon and Washington in Las Vegas at Allegiant Stadium, there will undoubtedly be jubilant celebration for the victor. But there’s also likely to be a sense of grief and sadness as the Pac-12 takes its final breath as we know it. Originally founded as the Pacific […]

USC football may have displayed one of the most disappointing college football seasons of all time. The Trojans have the potential No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft under center in Caleb Williams and one of the best offensive minds in Lincoln Riley as head coach. Despite their weapons, USC football finished the season […]

It seems inevitable at this point that whoever gets the No. 1 overall pick in the next NFL draft, the team will select exciting USC football quarterback Caleb Williams. However, is it truly certain that Williams will even declare for the draft? According to an interview with the LA Times, Williams said it is a […]

Lincoln Riley will not just have to deal with the absence of Caleb Williams. The USC football squad might have some departures but some dominoes are starting to fall. After they got demolished by UCLA and Ethan Garbers, the receiving corps with Brenden Rice at the helm might have just seen the last of Raleek […]

The attendance of pop star and current USC student Olivia Rodrigo at the UCLA-USC football game last weekend is the gift that keeps on giving to social media. The rivalry game, which UCLA won in dominant fashion on its way to a 38-20 victory, coupled with Rodrigo’s presence on the sideline, has resulted in a […]

USC football quarterback Caleb Williams is expected to go high in the 2024 NFL Draft. But don’t expect the Trojans star to get followed in the pros by head coach Lincoln Riley. When asked if he would accept an opportunity to coach Williams in the NFL if the opportunity presented itself, the USC football sideline […]

With only one week left in the college football regular season, it’s time to look at the most disappointing teams from the 2023 season. These were teams that entered the year with promise and high aspirations yet either fizzled out as the season progressed or never got going in the first place. We start with […]

When Lincoln Riley unceremoniously decided to up and leave Oklahoma for USC a couple of years ago, it sent shockwaves throughout the college football world. It left fans in Norman, OK, with detestation, while those in Los Angeles reveled in elation. If you were to ask both now, those sentiments might be reversed. Lincoln Riley’s […]

When Lincoln Riley was named the 30th head coach in the history of USC football, fans of the once-mighty program had reason for optimism with the addition of a young, experienced coach who had led Oklahoma to a 55-10 record in five seasons under his guidance. The team went 11-1 in Riley’s first twelve games […]

One name that came as a bit of a surprise on the coaching hot seat last week was that of UCLA’s Chip Kelly. This is now Kelly’s sixth season in Pasadena, yet there haven’t quite been the results possibly everyone expected from the former Oregon coach. While in Eugene, Kelly never lost more than three […]

USC football coach Lincoln Riley is in a tough position. His team is finishing a disappointing season at 7-5, and his quarterback Caleb Williams might be headed for the exits. Still, Lincoln Riley is trying to keep his program together and stay hopeful for the future. “Everybody wants the clean, smooth road to the top, […]

USC football coach Lincoln Riley is pointing the finger at himself after a once promising season for the Trojans has frankly gone down in flames. Riley blamed himself Saturday after USC suffered yet another defeat, this time at the hands of UCLA. The Bruins beat USC 38-20 after the Trojans once again committed several costly […]

The USC football team lost their third straight and final game of the 2023-24 season to the UCLA Bruins. The Trojans end the regular season with a record of 7-5 as they gear up to enter the Big 10 Conference. Star QB Caleb Williams may have played his last game with the Trojans. Nevertheless, Head […]

USC football couldn’t get the job done against UCLA as they lost the game 38-20. However, all of the buzz is humming around superstar quarterback, Caleb Williams after he chose to not speak with the media at the postgame press conference. Now, everyone is calling him out on social media. It was a bold decision […]

Ethan Garbers threw three TD passes and T.J. Harden rushed for a career-high 142 yards and scored two touchdowns as UCLA football trounced spiraling USC 38-20 on Saturday in the 93rd edition of their crosstown showdown. After the game, Garbers – quarterback for UCLA football – opened up on the win: UCLA quarterback Ethan Garbers […]

It’s been a rough stretch for the USC football program, as the Trojans have been a hot mess for several weeks in a row. On Saturday, the team lost again, this time to the UCLA Bruins 38-20. As a result, Caleb Williams was nowhere to be seen at the postgame presser. After a short time […]

The USC football team started the 2023-24 season hot, but a cold streak took them out of College Football Playoff contention. Caleb Williams has been the Trojans’ headline player. His superb talent could see him be a high pick in the NFL Draft. However, head coach Lincoln Riley provided a murky update on Williams’ future. […]

The 2023 college football season was supposed to be a breakthrough year for the USC football team, but it has been far from it. The Trojans came into the season with hopes of winning the Pac-12 and making the College Football Playoff, and a lot of people thought that they would achieve those goals. However, […]

The UCLA Bruins will face the USC Trojans in the battle for Los Angeles. We’re here to share our college football odds series, make a UCLA-USC prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Bruins lost 17-7 at home to Arizona State in Week 11. Initially, they trailed 10-0 going into the fourth […]

USC football’s last regular-season game of 2023 takes place on Saturday against UCLA. As soon as that game ends against the Bruins, Lincoln Riley’s attention will shift to a critical task, arguably the most important one so far in his USC career – Replacing Alex Grinch with a new defensive coordinator. Riley said the first […]

The USC football team came into this season with Pac-12 title and College Football Playoff aspirations. The Trojans were one win away from achieving those goals last year, but a loss against Utah derailed those hopes. USC has four losses this season, but a loss against the Utes was the one that officially ended the […]

With Caleb Williams returning to the USC football team this season after winning the Heisman trophy last year, expectations for the Trojans went through the roof. They narrowly missed the College Football Playoff last year after a loss in the Pac-12 championship game dropped them from the fourth spot. USC was that close a year […]

The game against Caleb Williams and the USC football squad will be crucial for Chip Kelly. It seems like the UCLA football management has gotten enough of his schematics after they had lost to a three-win Arizona State team. The usage of Collin Schlee was also questionable which may have spelled the difference in his […]

It’s hard to believe that we are already near the end point of the regular season in college football. That only means one thing: bowl game season. In this case, we’re looking at the Pac-12 conference and where highly-ranked teams like Oregon and Washington could end up, both having a good chance of making the […]