FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 29 - Caught on Camera

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 · Sep 2, 2022

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 · Sep 1, 2022

SI:AM | College Football Starts for Real

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

Sports Illustrated · Sep 1, 2022

Breaking down Michael O’Brien’s preseason Super 25 high school football rankings

A look at the best teams in the area heading into the upcoming season.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 23, 2022

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 · Aug 21, 2022

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.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 19, 2022

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.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 16, 2022

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.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 13, 2022

USC Boosters to Form NIL Collective Against School’s Wishes

The standalone collective aims to provide Trojan football players who are academically eligible with the “equivalent of a base salary.”

Sports Illustrated · Aug 10, 2022

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…

Los Angeles Times · Aug 10, 2022