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USC football gets an early start this season as the Trojans host San Jose State football in what many college football fans refer to as ‘week zero’. August 26th is the start date for USC, just over a little two weeks away. The hype around the program is high this season, and that is becoming […]

It’s no secret that the quarterback position is the key to success in college football. It’s why almost every year the Heisman trophy winner comes from that position. Not only that, but typically, those Heisman winners are playing in the College Football Playoff. In fact, four out of the last five quarterbacks to win the […]

USC football running back MarShawn Lloyd is a newcomer for the team. He played his first two collegiate seasons at South Carolina, where he stood out as its leading rusher. Lloyd entered the transfer portal in December and committed to the Trojans, who lost their top back from last season, Travis Dye. Even though he […]

Recruitment season never stops for college football. A lot of diamonds in the rough can be found in the nation despite the number of stars credited with their name. Offers can be quite insane for these individuals when they receive them. This is exactly what Jake Flores felt after he got the call-up from USC […]

The college football season begins in just over two weeks. The long off-season is almost past us and fans can’t wait to see their favorite teams in action. Most teams don’t get going until Labor Day weekend, but there are some games the week before. One of the countries best teams, USC football, will get […]

Former USC football commit Dakoda Fields has de-committed from USC and is headed to Oregon, per 247Sports. Fields is a 4-star cornerback recruit in the class of 2024 from Southern California. USC cornerbacks coach Donte Williams and Lincoln Riley lose the No. 14 overall prospect in the state and the No. 9 cornerback in the […]

On Monday morning, the Oregon Ducks received terrific news when they learned that four-star cornerback Dakoda Fields would be committing to their football program after he originally committed to the USC Trojans’ football program in early June (per Max Torres of the Belleville News-Democrat). Fields is the first Oregon recruit since the school announced they […]

USC football’s Lincoln Riley isn’t concerned about the recruiting implications of Oregon and Washington joining the Big Ten. He also reiterated that USC’s own move to the Big Ten was not dependent on the actions of any other school. “We’re going to recruit locally and nationally as hard as we can,” Riley said, according to […]

The Pac-12 is currently in shambles as programs are deciding to leave the conference left and right. It all started when UCLA and USC opted to leave for the Big Ten starting in the 2024 scholastic year, and this was the first domino that has set off a wild chain of events. The next team […]

USC football star Caleb Williams has been often compared to Kansas City Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes. However, the young signal-caller couldn’t care less about it. While he has no issue with the comparisons, he’s also not letting himself be limited by it. The Williams-Mahomes comparisons started once again at the Pac-12 Media Day after Trojans […]

USC football quarterback Caleb Williams outlined his lofty goals for the 2023 season in a podcast with Front Office Sports. “I want to reach 70 percent completion, I want to go win a national championship and hoist up that trophy,” Williams said. “I want to win a Pac-12 championship and hoist up that trophy. I […]

If there’s anybody qualified to answer a question on the top football players in program history, USC quarterback Caleb Williams — the reigning AP Player of the Year and Heisman Trophy winner — will be among them. However, even Williams may have some explaining to do after snubbing former USC running back Marcus Allen from […]

The USC football coach Lincoln Riley has faith in defensive coordinator Alex Grinch. After the Trojans’ defense faltered down the stretch of the 2022 season, Lincoln Riley believes the unit is in good hands for his second season with the USC football program. There’s little question that the Trojans will have one of the best […]

With the future of the Pac-12 in serious doubt following Colorado’s departure, the whole conference has been thrust into disarray. USC football, whose move to the Big Ten first ignited all the chaos, has no ties to the league beyond this year and is therefore unlikely to be preoccupied with all of that hoopla. Besides, […]

USC football defensive tackle Bear Alexander set high personal goals for himself at USC, according to a Friday tweet from LA Times USC beat writer Ryan Kartje. “Bear Alexander has a few modest personal goals for his first season at USC: ‘Double-digit sacks, sophomore All-American,’ he said,” wrote Kartje. Alexander, a former four-star recruit from […]

The Big Ten will expand to 16 teams in 2024 when USC and UCLA are added to the conference. Could even more teams be added to the conference in the near future? It seems to be an unlikely scenario after listening to Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti at Big Ten media days. In light of […]

Despite Lincoln Riley and USC Football moving to the Big Ten in 2024, the relatively new head coach is still looking forward to seeing Notre Dame on the other side of the field in the team’s final season in the Pac-12. “That’s one of the biggest rivalries in college football,” Riley said on Friday, according […]

USC football star Caleb Williams is “determined” to make the College Football Playoff this year, he told ESPN at Pac-12 Media Day. “I haven’t been in the College Football Playoff in my two years of playing,” Williams said. “It’s been tough. It bothers me because I play for championships. I don’t play for anything else. […]

With some of the great college football programs on the move to new conferences, some of the great college football rivalries are ending. Among those is the Bedlam Rivalry between Oklahoma and Oklahoma State, as the Sooners are moving to the SEC. USC football coach Lincoln Riley is saddened by the loss of rivalries like […]

Amidst much turmoil in the Pac-12, the conference is exploring a schedule change that would result in teams playing eight in-conference matchups rather than nine. Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff announced at Pac-12 Media Day that the conference created a four-person committee to evaluate the pros and cons of switching to an eight-game league schedule starting […]

USC football coach Lincoln Riley showed Colorado football coach Deion Sanders some love during Pac-12 Media Day. On Friday, Lincoln Riley was asked about Sanders and the massive roster turnover that he’s made upon his arrival to Colorado. The USC football coach was nothing but complimentary toward Coach Prime. “I give (Sanders) credit,” Riley said, […]

Pac-12 Media Day is underway and USC football quarterback Caleb Williams is arguably the most enticing player for soundbites out of the conference. Although this is mostly because of how good Williams is on the field, he spent some time talking about other players on the gridiron that should help USC this season, including new […]

Caleb Williams was the best player in college football last season, winning the Heisman Trophy and cementing himself as a likely No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft during his debut with USC football. Given the Trojans’ layered offensive upgrades on the transfer portal, don’t be surprised if he’s even more dominant in 2023. […]

USC football coach Lincoln Riley spoke about teaming up with quarterback Caleb Williams for the upcoming 2023 season at Pac-12 Football Media Day. Riley and Williams will most likely have one more year together on the Trojans before Williams heads for the NFL Draft, where he’s projected to become a top prospect. Riley spoke about […]

The Pac-12 preseason media poll dropped Thursday ahead of the conference’s annual media day in Las Vegas. USC dominated the list with 25 first-place votes, and Utah football came in at third in the rankings. Despite the Utes beating the Trojans twice last season, Pac-12 media members are rocking with Caleb Williams and Lincoln Riley. […]

USC football’s season kicks off in 43 days against San Jose State at the Los Angeles Coliseum. We know who the heavy hitters are — Caleb Williams, Mario Williams, Calen Bullock, etc. But who are the breakout candidates that are going to make Lincoln Riley’s job easier? Here’s a look at two from each side […]

USC football, and also USC Baseball, is stoked to see dual-sport phenom Duce Robinson go undrafted in the 2023 MLB Draft. Lincoln Riley gets his 5-star tight end, and Andy Stankiewicz gets an elite outfielder without having to use a scholarship on him. Robinson is the No. 1 TE in the class of 2023 and […]

Washington football had its best season since 2016 last year, going 11-2 and scoring nearly 40 points a game. After finishing as the seventh-highest-scoring offense in the country in 2022, Washington wide receiver Jalen McMillan thinks the Huskies have the best offense in college football heading into the 2023 season. “We have the best offense […]

The NFL and MLB share a lot of things. Both have a history of sharing the same stadiums like the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. They also have multi-sport athletes that played professionally in both leagues like Bo Jackson, Ace Parker, and Deion Sanders among others. A member of USC football could be following in those footsteps […]

USC football has secured yet another 4-star recruit for the 2024 class, according to Hayes Fawcett. Lincoln Riley’s latest signing is Braylon Conley from Humble, Texas. Conley chose the Trojans over Utah, Texas and Arkansas. In total, he had 37 offers, but Southern California was Conley’s first choice. “Like they say, this is the place to […]

The USC Trojans football team enters the 2023 season with grand ambitions of not only capturing the Pac-12 title, but securing a spot in the College Football Playoff. Last season, the Trojans made their much awaited comeback to college football relevancy under new head coach Lincoln Riley. After finishing the previous season at 4-8, they […]

Lincoln Riley and USC football just landed their latest big-time recruits for the 2024 class. Two 4-stars, Texas offensive lineman Makai Saina and California safety Marquis Gallegos will head to Southern California, according to Scott Schrader. Riley and the Trojans jumped Oregon and now rank seventh in the 2024 cycle, per 247Sports composite rankings. USC […]

Lincoln Riley lands another huge recruit as USC football loads up at wide receiver, finally winning a recruiting battle over Oregon. 2024 4-star Ryan Pellum chose the Trojans over the Ducks on Monday. Pellum is the No. 2 wide receiver in California behind Xavier Jordan, who already committed to the USC, per 247Sports. USC’s 2024 […]

Coach Lincoln Riley boosted his USC football squad with a new addition. The Trojans acquired the commitment of top-ranked offensive lineman Jason Zandamela. USC football gets a 6-foot-3 behemoth that weighs 285 pounds. He ranks 62nd overall in the 2024 recruitment class. Lincoln Riley also snagged the second-best interior lineman through Jason Zandamela. The young […]

USC football’s game-breaker Caleb Williams is as much of a no-brainer as it gets for the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, according to SI.com’s Albert Breer. “I made calls about next year’s draft class last week, and I can say that the sentiment I got on the USC Heisman winner is pretty […]

Video emerged of true freshman USC football wide receiver Zachariah Branch running on a treadmill, and he hit 26 mph. USC true freshman WR Zachariah Branch hit 26.0 MPH🤯⚡️ (via @VaBranch, h/t @Scott_Schrader) https://t.co/9lJwGNc4Gh pic.twitter.com/DZlRSgz1LA — On3 (@On3sports) June 15, 2023 Seeing how fast Zachariah Branch was running, it has to have head coach Lincoln […]

Michigan football got a key scheduling update on Thursday when their conference opponents were released for 2024 and 2025 in the new look Big Ten. The Wolverines are facing a gauntlet in 2024 with a collection of matchups against new members USC and UCLA. The two Southern California powerhouses officially join the Big Ten to […]

USC and UCLA are joining the Big Ten at the start of the 2024 college football season, and the Trojans will have one of the most difficult schedules in the country when they join the Midwest-based conference a year from now. USC will reportedly face Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Penn State (road), Notre Dame and LSU […]

USC football coach Lincoln Riley worked his magic as he landed a four-star recruit for the Trojans in the form of edge rusher in Kameryn Fountain. Tennessee football and South Carolina football were also said to be interested in the Top 50 overall prospect of the 2024 class, but Fountain didn’t waste time before committing […]