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The USC football coach Lincoln Riley has faith in defensive coordinator Alex Grinch. After the Trojans’ defense faltered down the stretch of the 2022 season, Lincoln Riley believes the unit is in good hands for his second season with the USC football program. There’s little question that the Trojans will have one of the best […]

Despite Lincoln Riley and USC Football moving to the Big Ten in 2024, the relatively new head coach is still looking forward to seeing Notre Dame on the other side of the field in the team’s final season in the Pac-12. “That’s one of the biggest rivalries in college football,” Riley said on Friday, according […]

USC football star Caleb Williams is “determined” to make the College Football Playoff this year, he told ESPN at Pac-12 Media Day. “I haven’t been in the College Football Playoff in my two years of playing,” Williams said. “It’s been tough. It bothers me because I play for championships. I don’t play for anything else. […]

With some of the great college football programs on the move to new conferences, some of the great college football rivalries are ending. Among those is the Bedlam Rivalry between Oklahoma and Oklahoma State, as the Sooners are moving to the SEC. USC football coach Lincoln Riley is saddened by the loss of rivalries like […]

USC football coach Lincoln Riley showed Colorado football coach Deion Sanders some love during Pac-12 Media Day. On Friday, Lincoln Riley was asked about Sanders and the massive roster turnover that he’s made upon his arrival to Colorado. The USC football coach was nothing but complimentary toward Coach Prime. “I give (Sanders) credit,” Riley said, […]

USC football coach Lincoln Riley spoke about teaming up with quarterback Caleb Williams for the upcoming 2023 season at Pac-12 Football Media Day. Riley and Williams will most likely have one more year together on the Trojans before Williams heads for the NFL Draft, where he’s projected to become a top prospect. Riley spoke about […]

The Pac-12 preseason media poll dropped Thursday ahead of the conference’s annual media day in Las Vegas. USC dominated the list with 25 first-place votes, and Utah football came in at third in the rankings. Despite the Utes beating the Trojans twice last season, Pac-12 media members are rocking with Caleb Williams and Lincoln Riley. […]

USC football has secured yet another 4-star recruit for the 2024 class, according to Hayes Fawcett. Lincoln Riley’s latest signing is Braylon Conley from Humble, Texas. Conley chose the Trojans over Utah, Texas and Arkansas. In total, he had 37 offers, but Southern California was Conley’s first choice. “Like they say, this is the place to […]

The USC Trojans football team enters the 2023 season with grand ambitions of not only capturing the Pac-12 title, but securing a spot in the College Football Playoff. Last season, the Trojans made their much awaited comeback to college football relevancy under new head coach Lincoln Riley. After finishing the previous season at 4-8, they […]

Lincoln Riley and USC football just landed their latest big-time recruits for the 2024 class. Two 4-stars, Texas offensive lineman Makai Saina and California safety Marquis Gallegos will head to Southern California, according to Scott Schrader. Riley and the Trojans jumped Oregon and now rank seventh in the 2024 cycle, per 247Sports composite rankings. USC […]

Coach Lincoln Riley boosted his USC football squad with a new addition. The Trojans acquired the commitment of top-ranked offensive lineman Jason Zandamela. USC football gets a 6-foot-3 behemoth that weighs 285 pounds. He ranks 62nd overall in the 2024 recruitment class. Lincoln Riley also snagged the second-best interior lineman through Jason Zandamela. The young […]

USC football coach Lincoln Riley worked his magic as he landed a four-star recruit for the Trojans in the form of edge rusher in Kameryn Fountain. Tennessee football and South Carolina football were also said to be interested in the Top 50 overall prospect of the 2024 class, but Fountain didn’t waste time before committing […]

Lincoln Riley is fully entrenched in the USC football lifestyle, and it seems even the sudden resignation of the man who hired him will not be enough to change that at this point. “I will always be appreciative of Mike Bohn for his role in bringing us to USC and certainly wish both he and […]

The big changes keep on coming for USC football, and this is one few could have anticipated. Mike Bohn will be resigning as Trojans athletic director, effective immediately, according to University president Carol Folt. The bombshell was dropped right in the midst of a promising new era for USC, just 18 months after Bohn hired […]

Lincoln Riley has revealed that one of USC football’s top transfer additions will not join the team this upcoming season. The Trojans were expected to welcome a large transfer class of at least 12 players to this year’s roster, but the team’s stellar portal class has just taken a hit. Florida transfer Ethan White will […]

The USC Trojans had their spring game on Saturday, but it featured just a minimal appearance from star quarterback Caleb Williams. The star USC football signal-caller only saw action for just a series and spent most of the game watching backup Miller Moss and freshman quarterback Malachi Nelson split the snaps from under center. USC […]

When the Arizona Cardinals made the move to fire Head Coach Kliff Kingsbury, many questioned what his future would be in the sport. But just months after hitting the open market, and a trip to Thailand, Kingsbury has already found his next home. For the foreseeable future, he will be joining Lincoln Riley and USC […]

USC football head coach Lincoln Riley is heralded has one of the top offensive minds in the sport today, college and NFL. He makes magic happen and unlocks the full potential of most of his top athletes. He now has another tantalizing weapon to wield this fall after landing a commitment from 5-star tight end […]

Here is a scary thought for Pac-12 and soon-to-be Big Ten defenses. USC football just improved their offense. Head coach Lincoln Riley had previously identified tight end depth as a concern and has now addressed it by adding 5-star recruit Duce Robinson. Robinson was the last holdout of ESPN’s Top 300 recruiting class (No. 40), […]

USC football head coach Lincoln Riley is looking for the next big star during spring practice, and it appears he may have found what he’s looking for. Riley has taken notice of CB Ceyair Wright, per The Athletic’s Antonio Morales. “Lincoln Riley said it’s weird to say since he started nine games last year but […]

In his first season as USC football’s glitzy new coach, offensive wunderkind Lincoln Riley turned the Trojans from a Pac-12 to a College Football Playoff Contender. In characteristic Riley fashion, USC football was one of the most potent offensive outfits in the country, but were let down by a squishy defense that surrendered more than […]

USC head football coach Lincoln Riley commented on the Trojan’s defense during the team’s spring practice on Tuesday, Los Angeles Times USC beat writer Ryan Kartje. “We expect to be an extremely high-level defense here at USC,” Lincoln Riley said. “No reason in the world why we can’t and why we won’t be. “And we expect that […]

During the 2022 season, USC offensive lineman Andrew Vorhees proved to be one of the best prospects in this year’s class. With a strong showing at the combine, he was looking to lock himself in as one of the first interior offensive linemen selected in the 2023 NFL draft. Unfortunately for Andrew Vorhees, he suffered […]

When a college football coach leaves a program they helped build for another more buzzworthy or higher-paying job, it is easy for people to get swept up in the excitement of the new hire. The focus will be on the impact he can add to that school. But what about the program that was ditched […]

USC football head coach Lincoln Riley, like last year, is bringing in a lot of transfer talent to the Trojans program. The transfer portal has a wealth of top-tier talent, and coach Riley has surely aimed to secure some of the very best players to improve their roster and build on their successful 2022 season. […]

USC Trojans football head coach Lincoln Riley has made a final decision on the future of defensive coordinator Alex Grinch. Speaking to the media on Tuesday, Riley confirmed that Grinch will be retained as the team’s defensive coordinator, according to Ryan Kartje of The Los Angeles Times. Lincoln Riley told reporters he “never wavered” in […]

Lincoln Riley did not seem to be in the mood to speak to reporters following the USC Trojans’ 46-45 loss to the Tulane Green Wave in the Cotton Bowl on Monday, as the USC football head coach only fielded three questions in the postgame press conference, according to Ryan Kartje of The Los Angeles Times. […]

USC football suffered a historic collapse against Tulane football in the Cotton Bowl on Monday, though fans who have closely followed Lincoln Riley may not be surprised about it. With 4:30 remaining in the game, the Trojans were up 45-30 and appeared to be on their way to an easy victory. Everything seemed to be […]

The USC Trojans took a devastating 46-45 loss to the Tulane Green Wave in the Cotton Bowl. While the team’s defensive play had many questioning DC Alex Grinch, USC head coach Lincoln Riley seemed to avoid speculating on his assistant coach’s job status. The Trojans led 45-30 with less than five minutes remaining. Tulane would […]

USC quarterback Caleb Williams has revealed that he is “confident” that he will play in the upcoming Cotton Bowl Classic against Tulane. “I’m doing well,” Williams said during a press conference on Thursday. “Hamstring is doing well. I’m confident that I will be out there.” Williams came away from the Trojans’ 2022 Pac-12 Championship Game […]

In a heartfelt message on Twitter, USC Trojans football head coach Lincoln Riley expressed his sadness over the death of Mississippi State Bulldogs head coach Mike Leach. Riley also did not forget to thank Leach for helping him get his coaching career started. Coach- You will certainly be missed, but your impact on so many […]

USC football star Caleb Williams is in danger of missing out on the Cotton Bowl due to the hamstring injury he suffered in the Pac-12 championship game on Friday. Head coach Lincoln Riley confirmed the development on Sunday, revealing that Williams’ hamstring injury is deemed “significant.” With that said, the USC Trojans will have to […]

USC football entered Friday night’s Pac-12 Championship Game just needing to win to punch a ticket to the College Football Playoff. The Trojans were riding back-to-back wins over rivals UCLA and Notre Dame, and had won five straight games to finish the season 11-1. It seemed like fate that the Trojans would win and assert […]

USC football star Caleb Williams had a painful night physically and emotionally after their tough loss to the Utah Utes in the Pac-12 championship game. Not only did the USC Trojans got blown out by the Utes 47-24, but Williams suffered multiple injuries in the contest. In the first quarter, he hurt the pinky finger […]

USC football head coach Lincoln Riley addressed the ‘revenge game’ narrative ahead of their Pac-12 Championship clash with Utah, per Antonio Morales. “This is not a revenge game,” Riley said. “This is not what this is. We played a really good football game, as did Utah up in Salt Lake and it was an elite […]

Lincoln Riley and Caleb Williams have formed quite the coach-QB duo for USC football. Williams recently revealed that Riley used the Heisman Trophy during the USC recruiting process, per Antonio Morales. “Yeah. He’s had a couple of Heisman guys who have won and another guy who was there,” Williams said. “(Riley) believed I had traits […]

Caleb Williams is technically still a true sophomore. He began his college career playing as a true freshman for Lincoln Riley at Oklahoma, followed his coach to play some USC football, where he became a starter and tour-de-force Heisman favorite, and is already generating serious draft interest despite not being eligible to jump to the […]

It’s rivalry week across college football, and trophies from an egg to a platypus will be handed out in some of this country’s most historic matchups. One of those games is the 90th all-time meeting between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and USC Trojans. Marcus Freeman’s team has completely turned the tide from early-season struggles […]

This offseason saw one of the wildest college football coaching carousels in recent memory. On one hand, longtime head coaches at one program left to take over at another powerhouse program. On the other, first-time head coaches got their big break at long-successful programs. While some head coaches have struggled in their first season, many […]