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The USC Trojans just landed a recruit that could have a major impact in four-star cornerback Dakoda Fields, who comes out of Junipero Serra High School in Gardena ranked 92 by 247 Sports and On3. https://twitter.com/dkthegreat__/status/1665750900672172033 6-foot-2 and a little over 175 pounds, Fields is a cover corner with excellent speed, good hands, and strong […]

Another offseason, another instance of Alabama football head coach Nick Saban calling out other programs for their NIL spending. Saban, who last offseason accused Texas A&M of “buying” their roster, name dropped USC and Texas as reasons for why there isn’t “parity” in college football at the SEC spring meetings, per Brett McMurphy of Action […]

The USC Trojans saw a shocking twist take place when athletic director Mike Bohn resigned out of nowhere. It was a sudden move, and one that wasn’t expected, but the Trojans are now searching for yet another AD. Bohn hired Lincoln Riley, turning the football program around after a rough half-decade in Southern California. After […]

The 2024 NFL Draft is still 11 months away, but expectations for USC football star Caleb Williams are already sky-high. Williams is the heavy favorite to be the No. 1 overall pick after completing the 2023 season with the USC football team. Now, he’s drawing comparisons to Andrew Luck. Former Stanford football coach David Shaw, […]

Lincoln Riley is fully entrenched in the USC football lifestyle, and it seems even the sudden resignation of the man who hired him will not be enough to change that at this point. “I will always be appreciative of Mike Bohn for his role in bringing us to USC and certainly wish both he and […]

The big changes keep on coming for USC football, and this is one few could have anticipated. Mike Bohn will be resigning as Trojans athletic director, effective immediately, according to University president Carol Folt. The bombshell was dropped right in the midst of a promising new era for USC, just 18 months after Bohn hired […]

USC is looking to take strides after a very good season in 2022. We are here to showcase our college football odds series by predicting the USC over under win total prediction and pick in 2023. The Trojans accomplished a lot in 2022 as they went 11-3 overall and 8-1 in the Pac 12. Now, they […]

The first college football transfer portal window during the winter was insane, with thousands of players entering en masse. The spring window, which ended on Sunday, wasn’t quite as crazy with fewer stars and players in general entering. However, there were still some big names to change teams during this window. With spring practice already […]

Will there be a Caleb Williams-Jordan Addison reunion with the Minnesota Vikings? Probably not, but that won’t stop some Vikings fans from dreaming about the possibility of acquiring both USC football stars. It’s a thought that was sparked by Caleb Williams’ latest Instagram post. Williams shared a picture of Addison wearing a Vikings uniform to […]

The Baltimore Ravens drafted USC football OL Andrew Vorhees in the seventh-round with the 229th overall pick in the NFL Draft, per Ian Rapoport. Typically, a seventh-round selection would go overlooked. Vorhees, however, was a highly-regarded prospect prior to suffering a torn ACL during the Combine. He even won the NFL Combine bench press with […]

The USC Trojans football program landed former Wyoming offensive lineman Emmanuel Pregnon in the transfer portal, the guard announced in a Wednesday tweet. “New blessings, excited for this journey…” he wrote. A former unranked prospect out of Denver, Colo., Emmanuel Pregnon enrolled with the Wyoming Cowboys’ 2020 class. He was given a 4-star transfer grade by 247Sports and […]

Will the USC Trojans football program be able to repeat the success they found in their first year under head coach Lincoln Riley? USC ended its 2022-23 campaign with an 11-3 overall record and an 8-1 record against conference opponents. They took notable wins against UCLA and Notre Dame before falling to Utah in the […]

With the 2023 NFL Draft quickly approaching this Thursday, expect to see quarterbacks fly off the board early and often. However, many scouts believe not one of the quarterback prospects in 2023 can compare to next year’s darling; USC quarterback Caleb Williams is already drawing comparisons to two-time MVP Patrick Mahomes, reports The Athletic’s Bruce […]

With Caleb Williams still under center, USC is gearing up for a run at a National Championship. Lincoln Riley and USC got a major boost with a former Georgia four-star recruit. Defensive tackle Bear Alexander has transferred to USC, via Max Olson and Seth Emerson of The Athletic. Alexander spent one year with Georgia, appearing […]

Former Alabama quarterback Bryce Young initially had plans to take his talents to USC. Young, who first made a name for himself during his two-year run at Mater Dei High School, committed to USC in July 2018. He decided to take an official visit to Alabama in Sept. 2019, and just days later, he opted […]

Ole Miss football defensive back Braxton Myers entered the transfer portal and officially requested he is released from his National Letter of Intent, according to a Friday article from 247Sports recruiting analyst David Johnson. Ole Miss linebacker Danny Lockhart, cornerback Markevious Brown, defensive lineman Tywone Malone and safety Elijah Sabbatini have all entered the transfer portal […]

Lincoln Riley has revealed that one of USC football’s top transfer additions will not join the team this upcoming season. The Trojans were expected to welcome a large transfer class of at least 12 players to this year’s roster, but the team’s stellar portal class has just taken a hit. Florida transfer Ethan White will […]

Ex-Georgia football defensive lineman Bear Alexander is expected to visit the USC Trojans this weekend, according to a Thursday tweet from On3 Sports. “Georgia DL transfer Bear Alexander is expected to visit USC this weekend, per @mzenitz,” the tweet read. “He is currently the top available player in the Transfer Portal.” Bear Alexander, a former 4-star recruit out of […]

The USC Trojans had their spring game on Saturday, but it featured just a minimal appearance from star quarterback Caleb Williams. The star USC football signal-caller only saw action for just a series and spent most of the game watching backup Miller Moss and freshman quarterback Malachi Nelson split the snaps from under center. USC […]

When the Arizona Cardinals made the move to fire Head Coach Kliff Kingsbury, many questioned what his future would be in the sport. But just months after hitting the open market, and a trip to Thailand, Kingsbury has already found his next home. For the foreseeable future, he will be joining Lincoln Riley and USC […]

Kliff Kingsbury spent his entire career at the college level before becoming the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals. After his stint with the Cardinals flamed out, Kingsbury will be returning to the college level with USC. USC has hired Kingsbury as a Senior Offensive Analyst, via Bruce Feldman of The Athletic.  Now with the […]

USC football quarterback Caleb Williams enjoyed an impressive 2022 campaign to say the least. Former USC star running back Reggie Bush recently shared his thoughts on the reigning Heisman winner, per TMZ Sports. “He’s (Williams) a great young kid,” Bush told TMZ. “The sky is the limit for him.” Reggie Bush, who’s been trying to […]

USC football head coach Lincoln Riley is heralded has one of the top offensive minds in the sport today, college and NFL. He makes magic happen and unlocks the full potential of most of his top athletes. He now has another tantalizing weapon to wield this fall after landing a commitment from 5-star tight end […]

Here is a scary thought for Pac-12 and soon-to-be Big Ten defenses. USC football just improved their offense. Head coach Lincoln Riley had previously identified tight end depth as a concern and has now addressed it by adding 5-star recruit Duce Robinson. Robinson was the last holdout of ESPN’s Top 300 recruiting class (No. 40), […]

USC football head coach Lincoln Riley is looking for the next big star during spring practice, and it appears he may have found what he’s looking for. Riley has taken notice of CB Ceyair Wright, per The Athletic’s Antonio Morales. “Lincoln Riley said it’s weird to say since he started nine games last year but […]

In his first season as USC football’s glitzy new coach, offensive wunderkind Lincoln Riley turned the Trojans from a Pac-12 to a College Football Playoff Contender. In characteristic Riley fashion, USC football was one of the most potent offensive outfits in the country, but were let down by a squishy defense that surrendered more than […]

Following a 2022 season that saw Caleb Williams lead USC to an 11-3 record and a trip to the Cotton Bowl, the team is looking to once again turn heads in 2023. After hiring head coach Lincoln Riley following the 2021 season, USC attacked the transfer portal. This included adding a star quarterback in Caleb […]

USC football wide receiver Jordan Addison did not appear to run the 40-yard dash amid weather conditions at USC’s Pro Day, NFL Network reporter Bridget Condon wrote in a Tuesday tweet. In early March, Jordan Addison ran a 4.49 40-yard dash at the NFL Draft combine. “Not exactly ideal weather for USC’s Pro Day,” Los Angeles Times USC beat […]

USC football was nearly there last season. In Lincoln Riley’s first season with the squad, they earned an 11-3 record and an 8-1 showing against conference opponents. The Trojans were up by 15 points against the Tulane Green Wave before falling in a 46-45 loss in the Cotton Bowl. USC head football coach Lincoln Riley […]

USC football quarterback Caleb Williams won the Heisman Trophy in 2022 but he is not satisfied with that. Williams not only wants more- he expects it. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Williams was asked where his Heisman Trophy was. Williams responded with a bold promise for 2023, per Ryan Kartje of The Los Angeles Times. […]

USC football will have even more protection for Caleb Williams this season. Several new offensive linemen were introduced to the local media Wednesday and mentioned the opportunity to block for the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner as a major reason for their decision to join the program in the transfer portal. Two of the major transfers, […]

The first game of the 2023 college football season is currently more than five months away. Does that mean we can’t start making predictions for the upcoming season? Not even remotely! Today, with spring practices kicking off across the country, we’re going to be making some bold predictions for the upcoming college football season. There’s […]

While Bryce Young or CJ Stroud are the crown quarterback jewels of the 2023 NFL Draft, USC’s Caleb Williams might offer an even stronger opportunity in 2024. Any team in need of a quarterback should have their eyes on Williams in the 2024 NFL Draft. Williams is coming off of a Heisman Trophy season with […]

USC head football coach Lincoln Riley commented on the Trojan’s defense during the team’s spring practice on Tuesday, Los Angeles Times USC beat writer Ryan Kartje. “We expect to be an extremely high-level defense here at USC,” Lincoln Riley said. “No reason in the world why we can’t and why we won’t be. “And we expect that […]

During the 2022 season, USC offensive lineman Andrew Vorhees proved to be one of the best prospects in this year’s class. With a strong showing at the combine, he was looking to lock himself in as one of the first interior offensive linemen selected in the 2023 NFL draft. Unfortunately for Andrew Vorhees, he suffered […]

There are a lot of things calculated and measured at the NFL Combine, but there are certain intangibles like toughness and determination that won’t show up in the pages of metrics compiled by scouts. They might be reflected in the NFL Draft, though. USC football offensive lineman Andrew Vorhees is believed to have torn his […]

Although No. 1 overall quarterback recruit Dylan Raiola previously committed to Ohio State, the 5-star prospect has re-opened his services and started a recruiting battle for America’s top prospect, which includes the USC Trojans. After being linked to major schools including Nebraska, Oregon, and Georgia, the 6-foot-3, 220-pound signal-caller was in Southern California visiting the […]

The NFL Draft provides a battleground for fans. Many fanbases battle to drop their hot takes as the April event inches closer. Recently, USC football star Jordan Addison joined in, giving a take of his own. Addison, who is projected to go in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft, says USC football quarterback […]

Jordan Addison is one of the top receivers available in this year’s NFL Draft, but he had to cut his workouts short Saturday at the Scouting Combine due to tightness in his lower back. The receiver said he just wanted to be cautious and he did not have a serious injury. He will finish showing […]