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The Big Ten earns this treat Saturday: USC football and Michigan State in the battle of unbeatens. Fans will need to pull an all night outing for this one, especially out on the east coast. This huge conference tilt has a kickoff set for after 11 p.m. ET. Big Ten after dark takes shape for […]

The 2025 USC football team has started the season playing great football. They are undefeated with a 3-0 record and are getting ready to face Michigan State at home on Saturday night in a game that could send a message to the rest of the Big Ten. The Spartans are also 3-0 but face a […]

The USC football is currently atop the college football recruiting rankings per On3/Rivals. The class even features a star playing for Trojans legend Carson Palmer at Rancho Santa Margarita Catholic. So, how did the past Heisman Trophy winner persuade Simote Katoanga’s decision to choose USC? The four-star edge rusher guided the Eagles to a 44-14 […]

With the USC football team taking on the Purdue Boilermakers in Week 3 of the college football season, the program has been led by quarterback Jayden Maiava, who has been exceptional to start the season. While the USC football offensive line isn’t set in stone, the main goal is to protect Maiava, who revealed the […]

USC football coach Lincoln Riley enters 2025 making changes to the program as he faces pressure to restore the Trojans as a College Football Playoff contender. Coming off a disappointing debut season in the Big Ten, Riley has emphasized discipline and unity as part of a cultural reset. Small changes, like having the entire roster […]

When Lincoln Riley took over from Clay Helton as the HC of the USC Football Program, they were in the Pac-12 Conference. On Saturday, USC beat Helton’s current team, Georgia Southern, 59-20 to make it two wins in a row to start their second season in the Big Ten. After a mixed debut season that […]

The 2025 USC football team has a lot of potential this season. They have the offensive firepower to compete with almost anyone in the country, and they proved that in their Week 1 game against Missouri State, in which they scored 73 points and left many fans angry that they were left out of the […]

Feel-good stories are what make sports special. This past Saturday, USC took down Missouri State by the score of 73-13. However, for one player, the score did not matter. Just being on the field again is all he cares about. USC head coach Lincoln Riley even labeled it as a “Miracle.” “Lincoln Riley said yesterday […]

Clay Helton makes his return to Los Angeles as USC plays host to Georgia Southern in Week 2. The Trojans took care of business in Week 1, coming away with a decisive win.  This has led to some bitterness, though, as USC football fans are livid after they were not included in the AP Top […]

One of the most dominating, if not the most dominant, performances of Week 1 in the college football slate was USC’s 73-13 win over newly promoted Missouri State. Missouri State began the game with the ball and drove down the field for what ended up giving them a 3-0 lead after a field goal. Then, […]

USC football coach Lincoln Riley faces a lot of expectations in 2025, from the Trojans fan base. USC football has struggled somewhat during Riley’s tenure, especially on the defensive side of the ball. The head coach is teasing that he is making some changes in his program. One of those changes was evident, ahead of […]

The USC football program has two significant rivalries on its schedule. First, they play UCLA, and then Notre Dame in a unique cross-country matchup. The USC-Notre Dame rivalry is one of the most unique rivalry games in the sport due to that factor, but due to the changing landscape in college football, there were questions […]

Sports host Colin Cowherd had an interesting take to share about USC Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley. Riley is approaching his fourth season with the Trojans, leading the program since 2022. He has elevated them to a solid status as one of the better teams at the Power Five level. Cowherd expressed his thoughts about […]

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 […]

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 […]

It’s fair to say not everyone is a fan of USC football coach Lincoln Riley. While Riley is particularly unpopular in the state of Oklahoma, there are likely quite a few in Southern California who don’t feel quite positively about the Trojans’ head coach either. And that’s because Riley has not delivered much since arriving […]

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 […]

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 AP Top 25 college football poll sparked a bevy of conversations Monday. Texas and Penn State fans sounded pleased with where their team landed. But there were some vocal fanbases — and not just limited to Ohio State. But for teams left unranked. The Buckeyes still landed inside the top five. The reigning national […]

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 […]

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 […]

Oregon football engaged itself in a fierce battle with USC on the college football recruiting trail. Cannonball references have centered around the Oregon-USC rivalry. But one ex-Ducks star has heard enough from USC and defended Dan Lanning. Kenjon Barner called out the rival on the Ducks of a Feather podcast. Barner joined fellow former Oregon […]

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 […]