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This year’s New Year’s Six bowl games feature several exciting matchups outside of the playoff games. You can read about our college football picks for the playoff games here. Utah will look to win the Rose Bowl after coming up just short last year, while Penn State tries to keep the Rose Bowl trophy in […]

In his first season as USC’s starting quarterback, Caleb Williams lit the Pac-12 ablaze. While a loss in the Pac-12 Championship kept them out of the playoffs, Williams did enough to earn the 2022 Heisman. While it is far too early to say that he will win it again in 2023, there is a real […]

Dorian Singer, the leading receiver in the Pac-12 from the 2022 season, has made a major decision on his future, as he has officially committed to the USC football program. Singer posted the announcement on his Twitter account. Singer led the Pac-12 in receiving with 1,105 yards as a true sophomore for the Arizona Wildcats. […]

Reggie Bush is remembered as one of the greatest college football players of all-time. However, he’s also connected to one of the most notable Heisman Trophy controversies. Many people believe he should receive his Heisman award. But others are not so sure. Bush recently called out NCAA president Mark Emmert. “NCAA paid $8 million quietly behind […]

USC quarterback Caleb Williams has revealed that he is “confident” that he will play in the upcoming Cotton Bowl Classic against Tulane. “I’m doing well,” Williams said during a press conference on Thursday. “Hamstring is doing well. I’m confident that I will be out there.” Williams came away from the Trojans’ 2022 Pac-12 Championship Game […]

In a heartfelt message on Twitter, USC Trojans football head coach Lincoln Riley expressed his sadness over the death of Mississippi State Bulldogs head coach Mike Leach. Riley also did not forget to thank Leach for helping him get his coaching career started. Coach- You will certainly be missed, but your impact on so many […]

As the Trojans look at the available talent in the college football transfer portal, USC football head coach Lincoln Riley, like last year, is open for business on all accounts. The portal is already brimming with high-level talent, and there’s no reason the Trojans shouldn’t snag a few of these players to bolster their roster […]

Caleb Williams blew his competition for the 2022 Heisman Trophy out of the water. The USC Trojans quarterback dominated the votes completely, coming away with 2,031 total points — over 600 points more than runner-up quarterback Max Duggan of the TCU Horned Frogs. Williams got 544 first-place votes, while Duggan only had 188. No other […]

Caleb Williams capped his brilliant season with the USC Trojan Saturday as the runaway winner of the Heisman Trophy. THE HEISMAN TROPHY HAS A NEW HOME‼️ Caleb Williams takes home the hardware 👏 pic.twitter.com/NsI9Z08n74 — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 11, 2022 Williams received 544 first-place votes and he had a total of 2,031 points. Max Duggan […]

Caleb Williams has done it. Williams has officially won the Heisman Trophy, becoming the first USC Trojans football player to accomplish the feat since fellow quarterback Matt Leinart back in 2004. Congratulations to USC sophomore quarterback Caleb Williams, the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner! pic.twitter.com/08TUdf5SfH — The Heisman Trophy (@HeismanTrophy) December 11, 2022 Evidently, Williams’ late […]

The Heisman Trophy winner has yet to be announced, but USC football star Caleb Williams is already getting some wins. Ahead of the announcement in New York City on Saturday, the four finalists for the award got together and showed off their fits for the night. When asked who, besides themselves, is the best dressed […]

USC quarterback Caleb Williams isn’t taking the moment for granted. All of his life, the sophomore quarterback has dreamed of putting himself in position to go up to the podium to receive the Heisman trophy. He has done just that this season after leading the Trojans to an 11-2 record while throwing 37 touchdowns and […]

USC football star Caleb Williams went viral on Friday after his rather spicy take on his comparisons to Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. And sure enough, while some loved his confidence, there are several others who took issue with what he said. For those who missed it, the Heisman trophy frontrunner shared his belief […]

Following the success of his 2022 campaign, USC starting quarterback Caleb Williams has been compared to one of the NFL’s most prolific passers, Kansas City Chiefs QB1 Patrick Mahomes. In recent weeks, Caleb Williams has been labeled as the second coming of Patrick Mahomes. He is likely to be one of the first players taken […]

One could pinpoint a multitude of what-ifs in the world of college football from over the years, including Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s call to enroll at Alabama over USC in Jan. 2017. Tagovailoa, who starred at Saint Louis High School in Honolulu, Hawaii, garnered interest from multiple powerhouse programs. For one, USC was in […]

USC quarterback Caleb Williams has been filling up his trophy cabinet as of late, and he could soon make room for college football’s most prestigious individual honor. Earlier this week, Williams was named as one of the four finalists for the 2022 Heisman Trophy award. The second-year quarterback finished regular season play with 44 total […]

USC quarterback Caleb Williams has put together one of the best campaigns of the 2022 season. Now with award season upon us, he is reaping the benefits. Heading into tonight, Caleb Williams had already been named CBS Sports player of the year and AP’s player of the year. Now he has been named both the […]

USC football quarterback Caleb Williams added to his trophy case with the Heisman announcement coming on Saturday, joining school history in the process. Williams was named the Associated Press’ Player of the Year on Thursday, becoming the first Trojans player to do so since 2005, according to AP. “Williams received 32 of the 46 first-place […]

During his freshman season at the University of Oklahoma, quarterback Caleb Williams showed flashes of superstardom. In a Lincoln Riley-led offense, Williams put up big numbers. He threw for 1,912 yards, 21 touchdowns, and just four interceptions. On the ground, he added 442 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns on just 79 total carries. With […]

USC football star Caleb Williams is in danger of missing out on the Cotton Bowl due to the hamstring injury he suffered in the Pac-12 championship game on Friday. Head coach Lincoln Riley confirmed the development on Sunday, revealing that Williams’ hamstring injury is deemed “significant.” With that said, the USC Trojans will have to […]

Losses by USC and TCU in their conference championship game have thrown the College Football Playoff rankings up for grabs. USC was hammered 47-24 by Utah in the Pac-12 title game, while TCU suffered a 31-28 defeat in overtime against Kansas State. Georgia and Michigan are the dominant teams in college football. The Bulldogs have […]

Ryan Day and Ohio State’s College Football Playoff hopes are still alive, thanks to the USC Trojans’ loss to Utah. And the moment is clearly not lost on Day, who knows what the Buckeyes need to do now. The Ohio State football head coach delivered this epic message to his team, per Bill Rabinowitz of […]

USC football entered Friday night’s Pac-12 Championship Game just needing to win to punch a ticket to the College Football Playoff. The Trojans were riding back-to-back wins over rivals UCLA and Notre Dame, and had won five straight games to finish the season 11-1. It seemed like fate that the Trojans would win and assert […]

Utah Utes football quarterback Cam Rising was clearly not a fan of USC Trojans star Caleb Williams’ painted nails. Williams, who painted ‘F*** Utah’ on his nails a week after doing the same to Notre Dame, clearly drew the ire of Rising, who led his Utes squad to their second straight Pac-12 title with their […]

Well, it happened again. The Pac-12, which has not had a team make the College Football Playoff since 2016, cannibalized itself once again and ended its playoff hopes. This might be the most heartbreaking instance of said trend, given how close the conference was to break it. No. 4 USC entered Friday night’s Pac-12 Championship […]

USC football star Caleb Williams had a painful night physically and emotionally after their tough loss to the Utah Utes in the Pac-12 championship game. Not only did the USC Trojans got blown out by the Utes 47-24, but Williams suffered multiple injuries in the contest. In the first quarter, he hurt the pinky finger […]

As if taking down the USC Trojans was not enough, Utah football quarterback Cam Rising piled more misery on their rivals with a savage take on Friday night. The Utah Utes made easy work of the Trojans in the Pac-12 Championship, dominating the rest of the game after falling behind 14-3 in the opening quarter. […]

News broke on Thursday that the Rose Bowl had cleared its grievances and the path is now wide open for the College Football Playoff to expand to 12 teams starting in 2024. Until then, however, we’re stuck with the four-team format first brought to light in 2014. However, what’s the fun in waiting two years […]

Welcome to championship weekend! We have some great games this weekend and multiple games with playoff implications. It’s time to continue our college football odds series with the best picks for Championship weekend! TCU and USC can both earn a spot in the fight for the national championship with a victory, while Ohio State is […]

After a long and exciting 2022 regular season, the conference championship week is finally here. The results from the key championship games could seriously affect the postseason, from the New Year’s Six bowls to the College Football Playoff, just like last week did. Teams such as the Michigan Wolverines had important wins, while others such […]

The Utah Utes and USC Trojans will match up in the Pac-12 college football Championship game at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The game is a matchup of an earlier Pac-12 game. It’s time to continue our college football odds series with a Utah-USC prediction and pick. Utah has gone 9-3 in the regular season, including […]

With the college football season winding down, the 2022 conference championship week is finally here. Some teams have more than a conference title at stake, so whatever happens, it can seriously affect the future of a program. With the No. 4 USC Trojans facing the No. 11 Utah Utes on Friday for the Pac-12 trophy, […]

USC football head coach Lincoln Riley addressed the ‘revenge game’ narrative ahead of their Pac-12 Championship clash with Utah, per Antonio Morales. “This is not a revenge game,” Riley said. “This is not what this is. We played a really good football game, as did Utah up in Salt Lake and it was an elite […]

Lincoln Riley and Caleb Williams have formed quite the coach-QB duo for USC football. Williams recently revealed that Riley used the Heisman Trophy during the USC recruiting process, per Antonio Morales. “Yeah. He’s had a couple of Heisman guys who have won and another guy who was there,” Williams said. “(Riley) believed I had traits […]

Although it seems like it started yesterday, the college football regular season is officially over. Conference championships are taking place this weekend, and the College Football Playoff selection committee will announce the playoff field on Sunday. Though many teams have looked like contenders over the course of the season, only a few remain alive heading […]

Caleb Williams is technically still a true sophomore. He began his college career playing as a true freshman for Lincoln Riley at Oklahoma, followed his coach to play some USC football, where he became a starter and tour-de-force Heisman favorite, and is already generating serious draft interest despite not being eligible to jump to the […]

With the 2022 college football regular season over, the conference championship games are getting closer and closer. Not only that but the conversations for big awards are heating up, especially the Heisman Trophy. In this piece, we’ll look at why Caleb Williams should win it. Differently from previous years, the race for the Heisman has […]

Caleb Williams had multiple Heisman moments in USC’s pivotal primetime victory over rival Notre Dame on Saturday night at Los Angeles Coliseum. The sophomore signal-caller went 18-of-22 for 232 yards and one touchdown threw the air, adding 35 yards and three more scores on the ground to cement his status as the frontrunner for college […]

Caleb Williams had his Heisman moment. The USC football star led the No. 6 Trojans to a big win over archrival Notre Dame, which helped not only the team’s chances of making it to the College Football Playoff Against the No.15 Fighting Irish, Williams completed 18 of his 22 pass attempts or 232 yards and […]