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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 […]

Caleb Williams and the USC offense have suffered a major loss. According to Chris Trevino of USCFootball.com, Jude Wolfe will miss the first part of the season. Wolfe, a tight end entering his fourth collegiate season, suffered a broken foot #USC head coach Lincoln Riley announces that TE Jude Wolfe will miss the first part […]

Lincoln Riley’s net worth in 2022 is $30 million. Lincoln Riley is a former football player who suited up for Texas Tech. He currently serves as the head coach for the University of South Carolina’s American football team. Riley is a four time Big 12 champion coach and a Coach of the Year winner. For […]

The college football season is right around the corner and things are really starting to heat up. That’s not just on the field either. During the offseason, the 2021 Biletnikoff winner, Jordan Addison, transferred from Pittsburgh to USC, prompting Panthers head coach Pat Narduzzi to accuse the Trojans of tampering. Until Sunday, new USC head […]

Not many football programs across the nation revamped their depth on offense as much as USC did so earlier this year. The floodgates opened for the Trojans after they hired Lincoln Riley to be their new head coach. They relied upon the transfer portal to revamp an offense in need of playmakers, as they hauled […]

USC football joined the conference realignment party when they announced their intention to leave the Pac-12 for the Big Ten in 2024. It’s a planned move that has been met with both excitement and disappointment. Naturally, Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley was asked about the move at Pac-12 Media Days. Here’s what Riley had to […]

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray has been one of the most discussed players in the NFL over the past week. After signing his extension with the Cardinals, it was disclosed that Murray would be subject to four hours of “independent study” each week of the season. This would mean that Muray would need to spend […]

Kyler Murray and the Arizona Cardinals have finally come to terms on a new deal.  Murray, who is now one of the highest-paid players in the NFL, received congratulations from people all around the football world.  One notable person to reach out to Murray is his former Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley.  Riley tweeted at […]

Lincoln Riley’s USC Trojans team just got even better on Thursday. The Trojans are set to add the top transfer player in the nation, superstar wide receiver Jordan Addison. Addison took to Twitter to share an emotional message in which announced his decision to head to USC. The former Biletnikoff Award winner opted to leave […]

Rumors began circulating over the weekend on the potential of Pittsburgh star wideout Jordan Addison entering the transfer portal. On Tuesday, those rumors came to fruition as Addison officially entered the transfer portal. USC seems primed to scoop Addison up from the Panthers, led by recently-hired head coach Lincoln Riley. Riley has already helped undergo […]

In a move that seemed inevitable for quite a while, Caleb Williams transferred to USC in early February. While he had interest from schools such as UCLA and would have been welcomed back at Oklahoma, he opted to reunite with his former Sooners head coach, Lincoln Riley. As Williams noted during USC spring practice earlier […]

USC Trojans new head coach Lincoln Riley is hoping to make a good first impression in Southern California. After joining the Trojans on a massive deal, the former Sooners coach is starting to get to work at USC. The Trojans had their first practice of the season on Tuesday, and early on, the reviews have […]

After a notable wait, Caleb Williams officially announced earlier this week his decision to transfer to the USC Trojans to reunite with former Oklahoma Sooners head coach Lincoln Riley. Williams had a multitude of options on the table once he opted to enter the transfer portal, from returning to Oklahoma to play under new head […]

When Lincoln Riley bolted the Oklahoma Sooners to be the next USC Trojans head coach, speculation followed that star quarterback Caleb Williams would follow Riley to Southern California. It took a bit of time, but Williams has indeed decided to join Riley at USC. Williams spoke to ESPN’s Pete Thamel about the decision: “I wanted […]

The Oklahoma Sooners have endured a rough stretch with their recruits after the departure of former head coach Lincoln Riley to USC. Several players have left the Sooners to follow Riley to the Trojans, with the speculation that more are to follow. Well, the Sooners lost out on one of their best prospects, wide receiver […]

The USC Trojans made a huge splash when they announced the hiring of former Oklahoma Head coach Lincoln Riley. However, Riley might not be the only former Oklahoma name that the Trojans add to their program. With Trojans quarterback Jaxson Dart entering the transfer portal, it’s now becoming increasingly likely that former Oklahoma quarterback Caleb […]

The Oklahoma Sooners got quite the news when it was announced that former head coach Lincoln Riley would be leaving to join USC as their new head coach. As it turns out, Riley’s departure might not be the only one that the Sooners have to deal with, following the recent announcement from quarterback Caleb Williams. […]