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Arguably no team has been hurt more by the 2024-2025 transfer portal than USC, who was dealt another crushing blow on Monday. Sophomore Quinten Joyner entered the portal and will not be available for Lincoln Riley in the Trojans’ final game of 2024, per On3 Sports’ Hayes Fawcett. While he primarily served as a change-of-pace […]

USC football gained new talent through Wednesday’s signings on the early signing period. But the Trojans and head coach Lincoln Riley now received a massive roster blow three days later. The Trojans lost edge rusher Sam Greene to the transfer portal — becoming the newest entry per Hayes Fawcett of On3.com. The 6-foot-2, 255-pounder flashed […]

USC football quarterback Miller Moss is already planning recruiting visits after announcing his decision to leave the Trojans and put his name in the transfer portal. The junior QB is departing from Lincoln Riley’s program after a tough first season in the Big Ten. USC football finished 11th in the conference, compiling a 6-6 record […]

USC football may have suffered a big defensive loss in losing popular Trojans assistant Matt Entz to Fresno State. However, the Trojans scored a massive recruiting victory over Oregon and LSU on the same day. Five-star defensive tackle Jahkeem Stewart announced for USC on Wednesday, all during the December National Signing Day. The New Orleans […]

USC football head coach Lincoln Riley juggled recruiting and rumors on Wednesday. Riley’s name was attached to the UCF opening. He blasted that report, but then took a huge recruiting loss to Tennessee on National Signing Day. Four-star linebacker Jadon Perlotte flipped to the Volunteers. Perlotte stayed committed to Riley and the Trojans since July. […]

With the college football regular season ending, a lot of head coaching jobs are opening. Surprisingly, USC football head coach Lincoln Riley was linked to an opening. UCF reportedly inquired about his availability. It was a surprise, and the Golden Knights job came open when Gus Malzahn shocked everybody by leaving to be the offensive […]

The UCF football program has reportedly “inquired about the availability” of USC football head coach Lincoln Riley as a potential replacement for Gus Malzahn. The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman, Antonio Morales, and Ralph Russo reported that UCF made the inquiry last weekend. “Representatives from UCF reached out to Riley’s representatives last weekend to inquire about his […]

Texas A&M delivered a major recruiting shock on Wednesday by securing the commitment of five-star wide receiver Jerome Myles, flipping him from USC during the early signing period. Myles, ranked as the No. 33 player in the 2025 ESPN 300 and the No. 6 wide receiver prospect, announced his decision to join the Aggies through […]

USC football head coach Lincoln Riley is likely losing one of his top assistants this offseason. Matt Entz, the Trojans’ linebackers coach and assistant head coach for defense, is reportedly set to become the head coach at Fresno State. “Fresno State is targeting USC linebackers coach Matt Entz to become the Bulldogs’ new head coach, […]

ESPN college football analyst Paul Finebaum did not hold back on Lincoln Riley’s job performance at USC football. The Trojans’ head coach shocked the nation when he left Oklahoma for Southern California. After a very successful first year with Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams, Riley and USC football have struggled since. The Trojans went 6-6 […]

USC football quarterback Miller Moss has decided to test the waters of the college football transfer portal, per Pete Thamel of ESPN. “USC quarterback Miller Moss is entering the NCAA Transfer portal, he tells ESPN. Moss started 10 games at USC and has thrown for 3,469 yards and 27 touchdowns in his career. He has […]

The USC football meltdown against Notre Dame Saturday wasn’t just the only major loss. Nearly 24 hours after the 49-35 defeat to the Fighting Irish, the Trojans lost one of their prized five-star commits. Wide receiver Jerome Myles decommitted Sunday evening, per On3.com recruiting insider Hayes Fawcett. The 6-foot-3, 215-pound towering option was one of […]

It was a disappointing loss for the USC football team as they fell to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Saturday evening, 49-35, in what was the regular season finale. As the topic of conversation will now be on the USC football team’s future, former Trojans quarterback and analyst Matt Leinart gave his opinion on the […]

As the Notre Dame football team made a statement, it was at the hands of the USC football team as they fell 49-35 on Saturday in their regular-season finale. While the future of the USC football team will be heavily talked about, head coach Lincoln Riley spoke about what went wrong, including on the defensive […]

In reality, Notre Dame didn’t need to make a statement to the College Football Playoff selection committee on Saturday afternoon. Whether they defeated the USC Trojans by 1 point, 11 points or 111 points, it was overwhelmingly likely that as long as the Fighting Irish finished the season 11-1, they’d be locked into the 5-seed and […]

USC football has seen quite the ebb and flow of the 2025 recruiting cycle. The Trojans have gone from securing a prized five-star, to losing a four-star talent a few days later. Now, head coach Lincoln Riley and company may lose out to Colorado for their now former towering four-star offensive tackle commit Carde Smith. […]

The USC football program is coming off a promising win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers. USC is gearing up to take on their next challenge in a rivalry matchup against the UCLA football squad on Nov. 23. However, the Trojans are dealing with a sickness ahead of the matchup. USC is navigating a flu outbreak that […]

These two cross-town rivals need a win in this game to get to bowl eligibility. UCLA is playing much better than USC, but the Trojans have more talent. It is time to continue our college football odds series with a USC-UCLA prediction and pick. USC-UCLA Last Game – Matchup History UCLA won last year’s game […]

Head coach Lincoln Riley is floundering in his third year leading USC football. The Trojans are 5-5, including 3-5 in conference play. The school’s first year in the Big Ten is a wash. Former Heisman Trophy winner and Trojans legend Matt Leinart discussed his frustrations while on the Dan Patrick Show and how he isn’t […]

The East Carolina Pirates are in the market for a new football coach and Clay Helton, the former head man at USC and current Georgia Southern coach, may be in the running. FootballScoop reported a slew of names linked to the position, which it called “maybe the best job thus far to open up.” ECU […]

USC football returned to grabbing the national recruiting spotlight Sunday in a major way. Former Texas A&M commit and five-star quarterback Husan Longstreet flipped to the Trojans. Longstreet’s decision comes on the same day longtime USC QB commit Julian Lewis officially backed off the Trojans. Many fans will credit head coach Lincoln Riley for pulling […]

After five-star quarterback Julian Lewis de-committed from USC, his recruitment window opened back up to opposing schools. Lewis, the highest-rated player in the class of 2025 without an official commitment, has narrowed his options down to Georgia, Colorado, Indiana and Alabama. With a plan to enroll early in college, Lewis is expected to announce his […]

The USC football program got some bad news as well as some good news today, as the Trojans lost the commitment of 2025 quarterback Julian Lewis (Carrollton, Georgia) but also flipped the commitment of another 2025 quarterback, Husan Longstreet from Corona, California. The decommitment of Lewis does not come as a surprise considering he had […]

The USC football program was challenged in a down-to-the-wire matchup against the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Saturday. The Trojans were able to beat the Cornhuskers 28-20 partially thanks to the efforts of sophomore quarterback Jayden Maiava. Lincoln Riley gave Maiava a simple, but honest review following the tough matchup. Maiava threw an early pick-6 and fumbled […]

In Week 12 of the college football season, USC football head coach Lincoln Riley reported there was a flu outbreak within the Trojans, making for a potential health scare before their game against Nebraska on Saturday, per Jack Smith of KXSC Sports. With numerous players on USC reporting flu-like symptoms, the Trojans’ staff was worried […]

These two teams have been struggling recently. Nebraska was on bye last week, but they have lost three straight games, with their last one coming against UCLA. USC has lost four of its last five games, with its last loss coming against Washington before its bye last week. It is time to continue our college […]

The USC football program was placed on probation earlier this week, following an investigation that revealed coaching violations. Head coach Lincoln Riley addressed the interpretation of the NCAA rules that USC violated was “going to be different in a hundred different places,” per Ryan Kartje of the Los Angeles Times. As part of the punishment, […]

One of the top players in the USC football 2025 recruiting class is five-star quarterback Julian Lewis. Lewis has been committed to the Trojans for over a year as he announced his decision back in August of 2023. However, there is currently a lot of buzz that he might flip his commitment. Colorado seems to […]

The USC football team has been put on probation and fined $50,000 for violating NCAA rules, the NCAA announced on Tuesday. The program had eight analysts involved with coaching activities during spring and fall of 2022, and spring of 2023. That is more than the program is allowed to use, and that is what violated […]

The USC football program mourned the loss of legendary head coach John Robinson Monday. Robinson, a past national championship winner for the Trojans, died of complications from pneumonia, per the school. Robinson coached in two stints with the Trojans from 1976 to 1982, then from 1993 to 1997. He also coached the Los Angeles Rams […]

USC school president Carol Folt is retiring in 2025, per ESPN. The Trojans president oversaw the school’s transition from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten Conference in athletics. “I am excited to embrace the freedom that comes with the next big leap,” Folt said in a statement released to X, formerly Twitter. It wasn’t known […]

Elite 2025 quarterback Julian Lewis has been committed to the USC football program since August of 2023, but there was a report earlier in the week that said Lewis would be visiting Bloomington this weekend to see the Indiana football team take on Michigan. Lewis has been exploring his options as he recently visited Colorado, […]

USC football (4-5) made a financially lucrative yet competitively daring move when it jumped from the Pac-12 Conference to the Big Ten, and the early results are crushing a fan base that has patiently waited for a return to substantial success. Those ambitions only exist in dream land, though, as the team finds itself in […]

USC football is changing its quarterback ahead of a big Big Ten game against Nebraska. The Trojans are replacing Miller Moss with Jayden Maiava, per 247 Sports. USC is struggling this season, its first in the Big Ten. Maiava is a transfer quarterback from UNLV. The play caller threw for more than 3,000 yards last […]

The Indiana football team is having one its best seasons in program history, and they are starting to see the effects in the recruiting world. Curt Cignetti has shown that the Hoosiers can win big in the Big Ten, and now he wants to start getting some big recruits. One of the top players in […]

USC football’s nightmare season continued to spiral out of control on Saturday night as they lost another brutally close game on the road, this time against Washington 26-21. USC had multiple chances to win the game in the fourth quarter, but they were stopped on fourth down in the red zone twice in the final […]

Lincoln Riley and the USC football team are now 4-5 after last night’s loss to Washington, yet another one-score-or-less defeat in a season filled with them. After getting back into the win column and snapping a three-game losing streak last week vs. Rutgers, the Trojans fell back into a nasty habit of losing close games. […]

USC and Washington are no strangers to each other, but they’ll play against each other for the first time in the Big Ten. The teams squared off in the Pac-10 last season, with the Huskies defeating the Trojans 52-42. Their debut in the Big Ten hasn’t been great, as USC sits 13th and Washington sits […]

After a much-needed win against Rutgers, USC football head coach Lincoln Riley explained why his team’s practices will no longer be open to the media. During a tough inaugural season in the Big Ten, the Trojans lost four games by one score or less, but in their preparation for last Friday’s game vs. Rutgers, Riley […]