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The USC football team did not meet expectations on the football field during its first season in the Big Ten, but head coach Lincoln Riley and the Trojans have been recruiting well. One player that USC fans are particularly excited about is quarterback Husan Longstreet. Longstreet is a member of the 2025 recruiting class, and […]

JuJu Watkins as a USC football recruiting sales pitch? Watkins’ celebrity amid her basketball dominance could sway the next major commitment for Lincoln Riley and the Trojans. The Trojans are continuing to court four-star running back Deshonne Redeaux out of Oaks Christian High in Westlake Village. The 2026 talent placed USC on his short list […]

In its first season in the Big Ten, the USC football program finished with a 7-6 record. Led by head coach Lincoln Riley, the Trojans hope to improve this offseason and be more competitive moving forward. To do that, it appears Riley made a noticeable hire to his coaching staff on Monday after hiring former […]

One USC football target witnessed a life-changing 25 minutes on Wednesday. This 2027 four-star cornerback landed his Trojans opportunity at 3:04 p.m. PT. Right after LSU extended its offer at 2:39 p.m. Aaryn “J.O.” Washington revealed USC as his latest offer. The standout from Mater Dei High in Santa Ana, however, used the words “beyond […]

USC football catapulted to the top of the 2026 recruiting rankings on Sunday. Now the Trojans are ready to boost their No. 1 recruiting class even higher by adding a powerful 6-foot-7 prospect. USC is predicted to land tackle Malakai Lee of Honolulu. The star of Kamehameha Secondary School is trending towards USC, per Steve […]

USC football is no longer silent about making recruiting noise. The Trojans have put together an epic February on the trail, including flipping Jonas Williams from Oregon. But now a four-star University of Georgia commit is on USC’s flip radar for the summer. Cornerback Jontavius Wyman has a future visit to L.A. on deck. Wyman […]

USC football head coach Lincoln Riley stated his program’s mentality heading into a crucial 2025 season. It’s no secret that the Trojans’ leader is under pressure this off-season. Many pundits even questioned why Riley was not on the hot seat last season, as the program had a disappointing first year in the Big Ten. Despite […]

USC football hosted a deep lineup of talent for its junior day during the weekend of Feb. 1. The Trojans now offered one prominent local four-star wide receiver. But one already targeted by high-profile programs like Oregon and Colorado. Kayden Dixon-Wyatt of Mater Dei High in Santa Ana revealed USC offered, which he announced on […]

Pettiness rarely leaves sports, and Caleb Williams almost became the face of UCLA football because of it. Following Lincoln Riley’s departure from Oklahoma, he headed for USC. At that time, Riley was Williams’s head coach with the Sooners. As soon as he moved West, the 2024 No. 1 overall pick also wanted to move, but […]

It appears that USC football is making more waves in the transfer portal following a Las Vegas Bowl victory over Texas A&M to end the year. Head coach Lincoln Riley bolstered the offensive line on Wednesday, picking up former Syracuse center J’Ondre Reed. Reed, a 6-foot-3, 315-pound senior announced his commitment to the Trojans in […]

The Lincoln Riley era at USC hasn’t gone according to plan so far, as the Trojans have continued to get worse and worse since Riley has been there. In 2024, a disappointing season ended with a 7-6 record and fans are starting to look at the former Oklahoma head coach a little bit sideways. It’s […]

USC football made a massive move in the transfer portal, adding a former 5-star defensive lineman from Kentucky. Lincoln Riley has had a tough tenure in Southern California so far. After a stellar first season under their head coach, the Trojans have posted a worse record each year since. This year, USC went a dismal […]

The Lincoln Riley era at USC hasn’t quite gone as planned over the first three seasons there. Riley started his time in Los Angeles with a very successful 2022 campaign that saw USC reach the Pac-12 title game and Caleb Williams win the Heisman Trophy. Since then, Riley is just 14-11 and 10-10 in conference […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

USC football is 6-5 in 2024. The USC football team has underperformed but head coach Lincoln Riley is confident in the program’s future. Riley recently expressed confidence in the team’s offensive line outlook, via Ryan Kartje of The Los Angeles Times. “We’ve got a lot of good looking young linemen that are talented and going […]

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 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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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’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. […]

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 […]

USC football has unraveled in the last two seasons under Lincoln Riley. The Trojans are unranked and 12-9 in their last 21 games, causing discord among the fanbase and even USC legends like Matt Leinart. Impatience is running amok near Downtown L.A. for the Riley-led Trojans. Multiple fans and analysts are calling for the head […]

When Lincoln Riley left Oklahoma to become the 30th head coach in the history of the USC football program, it was a move that was met with nearly unanimous approval. The widespread expectation was that Riley, who had come to be known as one of the brightest offensive minds in all of football, would come to Los […]

Sitting not-so-pretty with a 3-4 overall record and a 1-4 conference record in their debut season in the Big Ten, fans have been clamoring to see something change before the entire USC season goes down the tubes. Unfortunately for fans of LA’s most centrally located collegiate franchise, that change won’t be coming under center, as […]

For the third consecutive week, USC football coach Lincoln Riley watched his team let a win slip through its proverbial fingertips — and former Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Matt Leinart, like another ex-quarterback, is fed up. Despite leading 28-14 in the fourth quarter, the Trojans surrendered 15 unanswered points, including a last-minute touchdown, in a 29-28 […]

The USC football program suffered a brutal 29-28 loss to Maryland on the road on Saturday, and it is the fourth time that the Trojans have suffered a close loss that easily could have gone in their favor. USC football coach Lincoln Riley had a blunt takeaway after the game when speaking on his team […]

When the college football season started, fans had their eyes on week seven because of the loaded slate. Almost every conference had big games featuring ranked teams, and we had a good amount of top-25 matchups all around college football. One of the biggest and most entertaining games of the weekend was a Big Ten […]

The USC football program has had a middling start to the 2024 season. USC was above the .500 mark going their Big 10 matchup against the Penn State Nittany Lions on Saturday, but the Trojans fell to 3-3 after their 33-30 overtime loss. Head coach Lincoln Riley would have loved to get the win, and […]

Following USC football’s unexpected loss against Minnesota football, a week later, they collapsed against the Penn State Nittany Lions. A 36-yard field goal by walk-on kicker Ryan Barker sealed a 6-0 start for Penn State. Fans went after head coach Lincoln Riley for his clock management in the fourth quarter. The responses poured in quickly […]

Following a disappointing road loss in their Big Ten debut against the one-dimensional Michigan Wolverines, the USC Trojans still had good reason to believe that a conference title was still in the cards. Assuming USC could run the table the rest of the way, an 11-1 record with wins over Penn State, Notre Dame and […]