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USC football officially enters game week for the 2025 season. The Trojans have already earned some way-too-early predictions a month ago. But it’s time to get more bold. The nation watched USC go unranked in the first AP Top 25 poll. Other national outlets don’t sound high on the Trojans either. Lincoln Riley remains a […]

USC football is getting a major boost as head coach Lincoln Riley confirmed star wide receiver Ja’Kobi Lane is cleared to play in the season opener. Lane, who broke his foot in May, had been sidelined for most of the offseason. Now, just in time for Week 1, Riley says the sophomore has been practicing […]

USC football legend Matt Leinart is very high on fellow ex-Trojans star Caleb Williams as he enters his second season with the Chicago Bears. As the 2024 No. 1 overall pick prepares for Year 2 with an offensive guru in new head coach Ben Johnson at the helm, there will be heightened expectations. Williams showed […]

From 2002 to 2005, Matt Leinart put USC football on the map. To this day, he still weighs in on the current state of the program under the leadership of coach Lincoln Riley.  During his tenure, he won the Heisman Trophy in 2004 and led USC to back-to-back national championships in 2003 and 2004. Additionally, […]

Lincoln Riley and the USC Trojans are gearing up for a crucial 2025 season. But to college football insider Chris Vannini, he is hopeful for a breakthrough from the program. Vannini published a list of the 136 competing teams he believes will have great performances or underperform throughout the 2025 campaign. He ranked the Trojans […]

The USC Trojans are expected to be a talented football program in 2025. Head coach Lincoln Riley is trying to put this team back in contention, but it has not gone the Torjans’ way the past couple of seasons. USC has not participated in the College Football Playoff, however, that could change this season. Jayden […]

USC football restocked ahead of a crucial 2025 season. Lincoln Riley is hearing hot seat chatter. But his 2025 and 2025 college football recruiting classes are fueling renewed optimism in the Land of Troy. Riley still has multiple position groups to address, though. Especially before Missouri State strolls inside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on […]

The USC football is just a couple of weeks away from kicking off its 2025 college football campaign — and the program’s fourth season under head coach Lincoln Riley. But there are still roster decisions to be made for the Trojans, including on the right tackle position, which has the third-year sophomore Tobias Raymond and […]

Since the College Football Playoffs were established in 2014, USC has not had the most successful run. Their disappointing stretch was highlighted by the Associated Press’ 2025 preseason college football rankings, which excluded Lincoln Riley’s Trojans from the top 25. USC’s lofty expectations and subsequent shortcomings have not gone unnoticed. The Trojans were deemed the […]

USC football head coach Lincoln Riley continues to hear the pending future of one historic rivalry. The one involving the Trojans and Notre Dame. Thoughts continue to swirl on the legendary game’s possible end. As the Big Ten heads to a nine-game conference slate. Jeopardizing the USC-Notre Dame contest in the process — as the […]

The storied USC football team is looking to rebound for 2025 after a substandard 2024 campaign. They are doing so in part by getting the most out of the incoming freshmen. One of those is DT Floyd Boucard out of Miami Central High School in Miami, Florida. On Wednesday, USC defensive ends coach Shaun Nua […]

USC football reloaded via the 2025 class and college football transfer portal. Does this mean Lincoln Riley and company have no returner on the athletically freakish side this season? The annual “Freaks” list from Bruce Feldman of The Athletic dropped on Monday. Which introduces college football fans to the 50 most athletically gifted talents returning […]

Lincoln Riley lured in one more past NFL personality to his USC football coaching staff. This new hire joins Rob Ryan in adding to the Super Bowl winning lineup on the Trojans. And is one coming with New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers ties. Adrian Klemm adds to Riley’s 2025 staff, with Matt Zenitz of […]

USC offensive lineman DJ Wingfield has been all over during his college career, and he was expecting to finish it out with the Trojans after transferring in this offseason. Wingfield started his career at the junior college level, and he has since played for New Mexico and most recently Purdue. Wingfield has now filed a […]

With head coach Lincoln Riley leading the USC football team this upcoming season, it’s important to look at the people that came before him in the same position, one especially is Pete Caroll. As Riley prepares the USC football team for the 2025 season, he would also speeak about Carroll being in the College Football […]

USC football gets Notre Dame on Oct. 18, which could become the last time both the Trojans and Fighting Irish face one another. Head coach Lincoln Riley faced that possibility as one of the topics during Big Ten media days Thursday. He decided to drop a truth bomb on the rivalry, which he shared via […]

Most people would call the SEC the king of college football, but there’s no question that the Big Ten has been right on their heels in recent years. Especially after the recent conference realignment, specifically the addition of Oregon, the Big Ten is loaded with powerhouses that should make for an action-packed 2025 season. Ohio […]

Lincoln Riley had a great thing going at Oklahoma not too long ago, and he made the shocking decision to leave the Sooners for the USC football team. He took the Trojans to the Pac-12 title game in his first season, but the last two years have not been good. Riley and USC have been […]

The USC football team had a great first year under head coach Lincoln Riley as the Trojans were a win in the Pac-12 title game away from going to the College Football Playoff. They didn’t make it, but it was a good start to his tenure. Unfortunately, USC has gone in the wrong direction since, […]

Although their first season in the Big Ten would be considered by some to be at least somewhat disappointing, the USC football program under coach Lincoln Riley is determined to make 2025 much better. The Trojans return a good amount of talent and have used the transfer portal to good effect once again. At the […]

USC football turned the volume up on the college football recruiting trail this offseason. Delivering the nation’s best recruiting class ahead of Fourth of July. But that only further amplifies the expectations for 2025 and head coach Lincoln Riley. Riley sits on an intensifying seat. His last two Trojan teams have fielded underwhelming results. Meanwhile, […]

Lincoln Riley and the USC Trojans secured a big commitment as they landed four-star wide receiver Luc Weaver. Weaver announced his commitment to the Trojans on Saturday, joining the program’s 2026 recruiting class. He hails from Sherman Oaks High School, as he sent a clear message to Riley’s squad when he arrives next year. “100% […]

The USC football team continues to put together an insanely impressive 2026 recruiting class as it just landed a commitment from four-star EDGE Luke Wafle. Wafle had narrowed his list of college options down to three schools as he was considering USC, Ohio State and Penn State. A lot of people were expecting him to […]

One of the best players in the 2026 recruiting class is five-star Jett Washington. He is the nephew of NBA legend Kobe Bryant. Washington has not announced where he will play college football yet, but he has narrowed his list of options down to three schools. Washington will choose between the USC football team, Alabama […]

USC football battled rival UCLA down the stretch for a four-star talent. Talanoa Ili presented a vision of bringing championships back to Hollywood. The linebacker will attempt that in the Land of Troy. Ili. joined by his parents and younger sister, picked the Trojans over the Bruins on Father’s Day. The Kahuku, Hawaii linebacker revealed […]

USC football found itself in a loss/win situation Sunday. The Trojans lost a prized target to rival Ohio State only to claim a new victory on the college football recruiting trail. USC started its Sunday learning running back Favour Akih chose the rival Buckeyes. Hayes Fawcett of On3 revealed the Trojans were among his final […]

Last week, the USC football team picked up a commitment from five-star tight end Mark Bowman. That was the before the calendar turned to June, and yet it was the 27th commitment that the Trojans have landed in the 2026 recruiting class. USC is on another level right now as it has far and away […]

USC football handed the offensive keys over to Jayden Maiava toward the end of 2024. Lincoln Riley has complete trust in the quarterback moving forward. Including setting out a “big goal” for him. Riley dove into what that “goal” is via ESPN college football analyst Greg McElroy. He spoke to the former Alabama quarterback on […]

The USC football team landed a massive commitment on Friday as five-star tight end Mark Bowman announced that he will play for Lincoln Riley and the Trojans. USC is recruiting at an absurd level as they now have 27 commitments already. There is still a lot of time for USC to bring in even more […]

The old saying is, “When one door closes, another one opens.” For USC Football, a door closed when five-star LB Xavier Griffen decommitted earlier this month.  But that door was opened up again on Friday. The No. 1 TE Mark Bowman officially committed, per Hayes Fawcett of On3Sports. The top pick in the class of […]

The rivalry between the Notre Dame football team and USC is one of the most iconic in college football, but there is a chance that the 2025 edition is the last one for a while. The two teams don’t have an agreeement locked in for future matchups, and the Trojans are reportedly concerned about continuing […]

College football looks a lot different than it did just a few years ago. There are different conferences, a different College Football Playoff format and players earning NIL money. There are things that have made positive impacts on the game, but there are also a lot of things that fans don’t like. Still, USC football […]

USC football looks for improvement in its second season in the Big Ten. It will be Lincoln Riley’s fourth season at USC, and we look at the 2024 USC schedule and give a prediction. It was a third straight bowl game for Riley and the Trojans, but also the worst season under Riley so far. […]

NFL legend Keyshawn Johnson had a very long and successful football career, and it started when he played for the USC football team. Obviously, when Johnson played for the Trojans, the entire game was different, both on and off the field. One of the biggest differences now is that players are getting paid NIL money. […]

USC football is hunting for 2027 talent while delivering the nation’s best college football recruiting class for 2026. Except the ’27 prospect they offered comes with Junior Seau ties. Four-star offensive lineman Lincoln Mageo revealed his offer Thursday night. The powerful 6-foot-4, 280-pounder stars for Oceanside High — the alma mater of the late football […]

The best thing about college football is the historic rivalries and associated traditions, like the trophies. One of the oldest and most unique rivalries in college football, Notre Dame-USC, is on the brink of potentially ending. The 2025 game is the last game on either team’s schedule as part of their current deal, but there […]

USC football sustained its biggest college football recruiting loss Wednesday. Now the Trojans could immediately make up for it through the nation’s No. 1 tight end Mark Bowman. Xavier Griffin decommitted from the Trojans Wednesday, who was a longtime verbal commit. But USC landed on the short list for the five-star Bowman, Hayes Fawcett of […]

USC football watched its top-ranked recruiting class take a massive hit Wednesday. Longtime five-star verbal commit Xavier Griffin parted ways with USC. Now a Big Ten rival of the Trojans is hosting him first as he reignites his college football recruiting period. The standout linebacker from Carrollton, Georgia has a lineup of visits coming, which […]

The USC football team has the #1 2026 recruiting class in the country, but it did lose a big commitment on Wednesday. Five-star linebacker Xavier Griffin committed to the Trojans back in July of 2024, which was very early for a 2026 recruit. Now, Griffin realizes that he wants to explore his options, and he […]