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USC football will be getting a massive boost on the defensive line next season—both metaphorically and literally. Former Texas A&M star Isaiah Raikes announced on Twitter Tuesday afternoon that he has committed to the Trojans, giving head coach Lincoln Riley and new defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn their biggest win of the transfer cycle. Raikes, a grad transfer […]

Oregon State transfer Silas Bolden has become one of the most sought-after transfers in the portal. Bolden announced his decision to leave the Beavers, choosing to continue his college career elsewhere. He was thought to stay on the West Coast, but Texas football picked up the phone to change that trajectory. The Longhorns will receive […]

Wisconsin football lands one of the best defensive prospects in the transfer portal, Tackett Curtis, per Hayes Fawcett of On3. The freshman played one season with the USC Trojans, just before packing his bags to a historic Big Ten program. He’s now in Madison, Wisconsin with a defensive-minded head coach in Luke Fickell. Curtis likely […]

In what has to be considered one of the biggest transfer portal coups of the year, the Boise State Broncos have received a surprising commitment from Malachi Nelson, the #1 prospect in the 2023 recruiting class. Nelson himself was the one who broke the news on Twitter, simply tweeting, “Boise, this is it.. Committed #BleedBlue.” […]

The USC football team had a tough 2023-24 season. After being slated as a College Football Playoff contender, the Trojans fell out of the Top 25 with a mid-season losing streak. Former Heisman winner Caleb Williams has had a phenomenal run and USC honored him before his big NFL draft decision. Trojans hype up Caleb […]

When a player enters the transfer portal, they typically think that the grass is greener on the other side. In the case of Dorian Singer, however, that did not prove to be the case. Singer was outstanding as a sophomore at the University of Arizona in 2022, where he caught 66 receptions for 1,105 yards […]

The USC football team had one of the best quarterback rooms in the entire country this season as the Trojans had last year’s Heisman winner, Caleb Williams, and the top recruit in the 2o23 recruiting class, Malachi Nelson. Now, USC has neither of those players. Williams will be moving on to the NFL, and Nelson’s […]

The strength of the USC football team this season was the offense, but they are going to have to replace a lot of talent next season. Star quarterback Caleb Williams is going to be going to the NFL and will likely be the #1 pick, and the Trojans have also lost quite a few players […]

As USC football finishes its season with a win against Louisville football during the Holiday Bowl, it seems like they’re wasting no time trying to revamp their roster for the upcoming year. The Trojans have reportedly given an offer to cornerback Kevyn Humes, one of the most highly touted defensive backs in the 2024 recruiting […]

The USC football team concluded their 2023 season last week with an impressive victory in the Holiday Bowl against #15 Louisville. The Trojans had an overall disappointing season this year, but it was good to go out on a high note. Now, USC is shifting focus to 2024. They are going to the Big Ten, […]

Fresh off his team’s 42-28 thumping of Louisville in the 2023 Holiday Bowl this past Wednesday, USC football quarterback Miller Moss has a new nickname. And while the offense USC drew up for the game can stay intact, as far as nicknames go — it’s back to the drawing board. According to Luca Evans of […]

Lincoln Riley just wrapped up his second year as the USC football coach with a victory in the Holiday Bowl over Louisville, and he made a promise that the program will reach new heights with him at the helm in the near future. “There’s been a lot of bright moments over the first two years, […]

USC football ended an up-and-down 2023 season with its first bowl victory since 2016 on Wednesday, topping Louisville 42-28 in the Holiday Bowl. The Trojans were led by redshirt sophomore quarterback Miller Moss who shined in his first college start in place of former Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams. Moss threw for a Holiday Bowl-record […]

The USC football program came away with an impressive 42-28 win over Louisville in the Holiday Bowl on Wednesday, and Miller Moss’s performance had some pitting him against Caleb Williams, who is departing for the NFL and will likely be the No. 1 pick in this year’s draft. Miller Moss opened up on his appreciation […]

Lincoln Riley did not have any problems with the USC football program during the Holiday Bowl. A lot of Trojans fans were worried that they would lose to Louisville because Caleb Williams was not playing. That was not at all the case when they suited up and started torching the opponents. It was all thanks […]

With the departing Caleb Williams watching from the sideline, Miller Moss threw a Holiday Bowl-record six touchdown passes in his first college start and USC football ended a difficult season by beating No. 16 Louisville 42-28 on Wednesday night. Moss finished with 372 passing yards and a whopping six TDs, which is USC’s bowl game record.  The […]

The USC football program took on the Louisville Cardinals in an action-packed 2023 Holiday Bowl. The Trojans won the matchup 42-28 off the stellar play of sophomore quarterback Miller Moss. Moss’ incredible display of touchdowns against the Cardinals has fans on X erupting in excitement. Miller Moss leads the Trojans past the Louisville football squad […]

The transfer portal has already been making a lot of noise in the college football world since it opened, and it will be an important tool for the USC football team. The Trojans had a very disappointing year as they started the season ranked in the top 10, but USC ended up finishing 7-5. The […]

With Caleb Williams likely departing for the NFL Draft, and Kyle McCord on his way to Syracuse, the USC Trojans and Ohio State Buckeyes are both in search of their 2024 starting quarterback, and each team has their sights set on one of the biggest remaining prizes in the NCAA’s transfer portal. Will Howard, a multi-year starter at […]

Louisville looks to end their season on a high note as they face USC in the Holiday Bowl. It is time to continue our College Football odds series with a Holiday Bowl Louisville-USC prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Holiday Bowl began back in 1978 and has been in San Diego the entire time. It was […]

It’s not the College Football Playoffs. It’s not even a New Year’s Six bowl game. It’s the Holiday Bowl that USC football will be competing in this year. Needless to say, this is not where Trojans fans thought they would be by season’s end. A preseason No. 6 team, USC (7-5) was supposed to be […]

Louisville and USC’s football teams looked like two of the best in the nation during the early part of the season. Both teams had late-season skids, though, and they are definitely not the same teams they were earlier in the offseason due to a number of bowl game opt-outs. So, who is in and who […]

USC football is set to take on the Louisville Cardinals at the Holiday Bowl on Wednesday, December 27. It should be a fun contest despite the fact it’s not for the College Football Playoffs. With that in mind, it sounds like Lincoln Riley is keeping the Trojans focused on ending the season on a high […]

The USC Trojans finished the college football regular season with a disappointing 7-5 record, and they know they have a lot of work to do in the offseason. USC specifically has a lot of work to do with their defense. The defense was the main issue last season, and the Trojans need to get some […]

Lincoln Riley and the USC football program just could not deliver a much-needed College Football Playoff berth for Caleb Williams. The Trojans quarterback has done it all except reach the top of the college football world. But, he has a new opportunity to climb the ladder of the greats once he enters the NFL. Dan […]

Things didn’t go to plan for USC football and Caleb Williams this year. The Trojans came into the season after Williams’ 2022 Heisman campaign, with big expectations for 2023. There was even some talk of USC contending for the College Football Playoff preseason, but the team lost five of their last six games after starting […]

The USC football team came into the 2023 season with high expectations. The Trojans narrowly missed out on a College Football Playoff berth and Pac-12 title last season, and they had their sights set on those goals this year. Unfortunately for USC, they fell well short. The Trojans ended up finishing the regular season 7-5, […]

USC football was set to have a resurgence with head coach Lincoln Riley. While the former Oklahoma head coach had a solid first season with the Trojans, winning 11 games in 2022, a quick downfall occurred. USC capped off the 2023 regular season with a 7-5 record, despite having former Heisman winner Caleb Williams at […]

The USC football team is going to be in a very different spot next year in terms of their quarterback room. This year, the Trojans had maybe the best QB room in the entire country as they had Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams as their starter, and one of their backups was Malachi Nelson, the […]

The exodus continues in Trojan nation, and by the looks of it, fans will see a massively different USC football team in 2024. Lincoln Riley has already seen a number of former top recruits enter the transfer portal in recent weeks, and that trend continued on Tuesday after defensive end Korey Foreman decided to leave […]

Since the closing of the 2023 NFL Draft, the the narrative began that USC football quarterback Caleb Williams would be the clear-cut top option in 2024. Williams more or else confirmed his status as a top quarterback prospect in 2023. Though USC struggled as a team toward the end of the year, Williams hasn’t done […]

USC football head coach Lincoln Riley spoke on the departure of former five-star quarterback Malachi Nelson, who recently entered the transfer portal. Riley hasn’t been with the Trojans for too long, but he’s been able to make an immediate impact on the offense in both recruiting and on-field play. Nelson wasn’t able to crack the […]

Four-star defensive lineman Carlon Jones of Bay City (TX) High announced his commitment to USC football on Sunday night. The 6-foot-3, 290-pound Jones chose the USC football program over Ohio State and Alabama. His relationship with Lincoln Riley and the rest of the coaching staff, as well as their plans for him played a role in […]

The quarterback room of USC football could get thinner, with freshman Malachi Nelson reportedly set to enter the transfer portal, according to sources of Pete Nakos of On3. Nelson barely saw action for USC football in 2023. He only appeared in one game for the Trojans this year, which was during a 56-28 win at […]

Matt Entz has been the head coach of the North Dakota State football team since the 2018 season, and he’s been with the Bison for 10 years. He has seen a lot of success at North Dakota State, but he will be moving on after this season to be the linebackers coach for USC football. […]

The USC football team had an elite offense this season, but the Trojans are losing some important talent after this year. 2022 Heisman quarterback Caleb Williams will not be back at USC next season, and the Trojans also learned that one of his top receivers will be entering the transfer portal. Caleb Williams transferred over […]

The USC football team finished the regular season with a disappointing 7-5 record, but the good news for the Trojans is that they know exactly what they need to work on in the offseason: defense. The USC defense was one of the worst in the Pac-12 this year, and the Trojans are already attacking the […]

The big issue for the 2023 USC football team was their defense. The Trojans have already moved on from defensive coordinator Alex Grinch, and they have signed D’Anton Lynn from UCLA. USC still has a lot of work to do in terms of getting their defense ready for next year, but the Trojans took another […]

The USC football team will need a new quarterback under center next season as Caleb Williams’ time with the Trojans is over. USC does have Malachi Nelson on the roster, but he will be a sophomore next year with no real playing experience. He could be the guy if USC doesn’t land someone in the […]