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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 […]

The USC football squad punched its ticket to the Pac-12 championship game in dramatic fashion. A win over rival UCLA has them riding high in head coach Lincoln Riley’s first year on the job. 48-45 was the final score of the back-and-forth contest that Caleb Williams the USC offense. Williams coming through in key moments […]

At this point last year, Lincoln Riley and No. 7 USC weren’t even thinking about contending for a spot in the national college football playoffs, never mind a championship. After surpassing last year’s win total (only four games), Riley and his team are right there pushing to be a part of the last four squads […]

The USC Trojans are making a serious case to be selected for the College Football Playoffs. At 9-1, the team has been near-unstoppable in their conference. A big part of that is their relentless and well-rounded offense. The Lincoln Riley-led group suffered a major setback during their win against Colorado, though, when senior running back […]

As the stretch run of the college football season has now arrived, there will be a multitude of storylines to watch over the remainder of the regular season. For one, there still is no clear-cut frontrunner for the 2022 Heisman Trophy award, although players such as USC quarterback Caleb Williams have made a strong case […]

Though USC football was ultimately able to pull out a win against Arizona one week after dropping their first game of the year to 20th-ranked Utah, USC needed to make a statement to keep their chances of making it to the Pac 12 championship alive when the season comes to an end. Sure, the team’s […]

USC quarterback Caleb Williams did everything he could to will his team to its seventh win of the season. Unfortunately for the Trojans, it wasn’t enough to overcome No. 20 Utah’s second half offensive explosion, as USC fell 43-42 yesterday. The loss marked both the Trojans first loss of the season and Lincoln Riley’s first […]

USC head coach Lincoln Riley wasn’t particularly thrilled that his team let a win go through its fingertips after N0. 20 Utah stormed back to upset the No. 7 Trojans yesterday 43-42. After leading 21-7, Utah took control of the game with a 36-21 scoring spree that eventually did in Riley’s team. “I’m pissed right […]

Saturday’s highly-anticipated matchup against the USC Trojans will present itself as an opportunity for the Utah Utes to bounce back following last weekend’s disappointing 42-32 defeat at the hands of the UCLA Bruins. Utah football head coach Kyle Wittingham has now added more intrigue to the narrative after he appears to have taken a veiled […]

USC football improved to 4-0 on the weekend, but it wasn’t pretty. They just barely scratched out a 17-14 win over Oregon State in Pac-12 action, with quarterback Caleb Williams having one of his worst games as a Trojan. Nevertheless, head coach Lincoln Riley backed his signal-caller and believes he’ll have no problem responding. Via […]

Despite a rough showing against Paci-12 rival Oregon State, the USC football team is now 4-0 on the season. Although many coaches would have been discontent with such a 17-14 win following three 40-point performances, Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley was exhilarated. According to ESPN’s Paolo Uggetti, Riley said that he was “probably more proud […]

It should not come as much of a surprise that USC quarterback Caleb Williams has picked up where he left off from his promising freshman campaign with the Oklahoma Sooners. Williams is playing in much of the same offensive system that first-year USC head coach Lincoln Riley rolled out at Oklahoma last year. From the […]

Caleb Williams transferred from Oklahoma to USC over the offseason. His decision to move was questioned by some and praised by others. Many felt as if Lincoln Riley’s move played a big role in Williams’ decision. Caleb Williams recently joined College GameDay to discuss his transfer. “It was challenging to say the least,” Williams said […]

The return of college football finally occurred, and few teams got off to a better start in Week 1 than the USC Trojans. The school cruised to a 66-14 victory over Rice and held them scoreless in the second half. Caleb Williams shined in his debut, going 19-for-22 and tallying two touchdowns. The three incompletions […]

The USC Trojans couldn’t have asked for a better start to their football season as they dominated the field of play against the Rice Owls, 66-14. At the center of it all to bask in the glory were head coach Lincoln Riley and star quarterback Caleb Williams. Riley, who made the move to California after […]