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USC vs. Rice: Here are five things to watch for in Lincoln Riley's debut

Here are five things to watch for in the first game of the Lincoln Riley era at USC:

Los Angeles Times

Lincoln Riley's Oklahoma-imported D-coordinator is a barking grenade of intensity

LOS ANGELES — A few days remain before his defense's long-awaited debut at USC, but Alex Grinch's vocal cords have already been through the ringer. What's left of his voice comes out hoarse and gravelly. By this point in his career — entering Year 20 and his fourth stop as…

Los Angeles Times

The Top 25, Week 1: College football games, players and coaching debuts to watch, plus the best from Week 0

Welcome to The Top 25, a weekly rundown of the best of college football.

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What does USC star quarterback Caleb Williams have to do to win the Heisman Trophy?

LOS ANGELES — Until it actually happens, there will be constant chatter about whether USC is "back" under Lincoln Riley. The debate will carry on with many subjective criteria being used by the program's supporters and detractors, but here's one objective marker that should be considered in the discussion:

Los Angeles Times

SI:AM | College Football Starts for Real

It looks like Alabama and Ohio State are the teams to beat.

Sports Illustrated

Who will crash the College Football Playoff semifinals? A look at five contenders.

Which four teams will play for a trip to SoFi Stadium, the host of the College Football Playoff national championship game in January?

Los Angeles Times

SI Experts Predict the Playoff, Heisman and More

Our writers look into their crystal balls to foresee how the season will shake out.

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Inside Lincoln Riley's Air Raid offense, known for constant evolution and misdirection

The ideas that would one day inspire a football revolution had been rattling around in Hal Mumme's head for a few years before he finally had the chance to use them. It was 1986, and Mumme had just lost his job as Texas El Paso's offensive coordinator. With nowhere to…

Los Angeles Times

Forde-Yard Dash: Desperate Times for These 10 College Football Teams

The former bluebloods of the sport are hankering for a comeback, and we break down what they are doing to get there.

Sports Illustrated

John Clay’s preseason college football Top 25: There’s a familiar name at the top

My college football preseason top 25:

Tribune News Service

USC QB Caleb Williams and coach Lincoln Riley 'in lockstep' heading into Year 2 together

LOS ANGELES — After everything they'd weathered during one year together, all Caleb Williams needed now from his coach was a look from the sideline. A shoulder shrug. A head nod. A thumbs-up. That, the USC quarterback says, would be signal enough for him to know exactly what Lincoln Riley…

Los Angeles Times

The 25 Most Intriguing College Football QBs of 2022

Many of these signal-callers are in new homes as they look to lead their teams to glory this fall.

Sports Illustrated

Newcomers make a big impact: Seven takeaways from USC training camp

LOS ANGELES — USC's first fall camp under Lincoln Riley officially wrapped Saturday morning. Just two weeks remain until a new era of Trojans football begins against Rice.

Los Angeles Times

Former top recruit Korey Foreman's fresh start at USC hampered by injury

LOS ANGELES — A new season and a new staff was supposed to equal a fresh start for Korey Foreman. But through two crucial weeks of USC's preseason camp, the former No. 1 overall recruit has barely had the chance to get started.

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USA Today Sports Media Group

Where does ESPN rank Ohio State coach Ryan Day in its four tiers of best college football coaches?

Where did ESPN's Adam Rittenberg slot Ryan Day in his four tiers of college football coach rankings, and do you agree? #GoBucks

USA Today Sports Media Group

8 college football coaches with new teams to keep an eye on going into 2022 season

A refresher on some of the major college football coaching changes ahead of the 2022 season.

Sports Illustrated

SI:AM | More of the Same Atop College Football

Alabama is your preseason No. 1, of course, but the rankings get interesting after that.

Sports Illustrated

SI’s Preseason College Football Top 25

Led by a familiar face, here’s how things stack up heading into the 2022 season.

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Lincoln Riley hopeful USC and donor-run NIL collective it opposes can find common ground

LOS ANGELES — Two weeks before the question would cease to be hypothetical, Lincoln Riley was asked whether he believed USC and its name, image and likeness operation, BLVD LLC, could, if necessary, work in concert with a third-party collective whose deep-pocketed donors dictate their own approach to NIL.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Pac-12 Coaches Against The Spread: Ranked From Best To Worst. Who Covers?

Pac-12 Football Coaches Against The Spread: Who are the best and worst Pac-12 coaches when it comes to covering?

Los Angeles Times

A donor-run NIL collective is coming to USC football — against the school's wishes

LOS ANGELES — When USC partnered with an outside media company to launch BLVD LLC, the hope was that its unique approach to facilitating name, image and likeness endorsement deals for Trojan athletes would help stave off the rise of a donor-run collective — and keep USC out of the…

Sports Illustrated

Everything to Know About the College Football Schedule

From easiest nonconference opponents to games of the week to early kickoffs, we go through the fall slate.

USA Today Sports Media Group

USC gets commitment from 4-star edge Braylan Shelby

USC football started August strong with commitments from Braylan Shelby and Maliki Crawford, a pair of four-star defensive players.

Los Angeles Times

USC and Lincoln Riley's long, strange road in football finally arrives on the field

LOS ANGELES — After eight months of analyzing and tweaking and deftly maneuvering through college football's first offseason of something akin to free agency, how was it going to feel early Friday morning for the new-look USC Trojans to finally be together at Brian Kennedy Field?

Los Angeles Times

USC's Jordan Addison on tampering accusations: 'Truth always going to come to light'

LOS ANGELES — Jordan Addison first saw the news on social media.

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