Similar USC and LSU college football lineups face off Sunday
The two teams stared at each other from across the East Room of the White House, each waiting for its photo op, each convinced it…
USC offensive lineman Elijah Paige thrives after scout team stint
His climb to that point had been steady, his trajectory as USC’s left-tackle-in-waiting still trending upward as planned, when near the midway mark of his…
As USC defense bulks up, once-out-of-shape Kobe Pepe shines
His physical transformation, spanning four years at USC, may not have been the stuff of Instagram thirst traps. His shirtless before-and-after shots weren’t shared by…
USC football upbeat as it opens its first Big Ten preseason camp
The sun was just peeking over the USC campus Friday morning as Lincoln Riley made his way down the ramp from the McKay Center, twirling…
How DB DeCarlos Nicholson left home and found home at USC
Until Lincoln Riley was standing in his living room, late one night last December, DeCarlos Nicholson hadn’t given much serious consideration to leaving Mississippi. He’d…
Lincoln Riley and USC lose one top lineman to transfer portal
After 48 hours of nagging questions and will-he-or-won’t-he uncertainty, Bear Alexander emerged from the tunnel under the John McKay Center in full pads and helmet,…
After frustrating season, Eric Gentry thrilled about new USC role
Eric Gentry took his place at the front of the crowd of reporters, a coy smile already on his face. The lanky linebacker knew the…
Warning, Kirby Smart. Lincoln Riley and USC are after Georgia recruits
Demonta Prather is used to seeing red on the football recruiting trail in Georgia, but it’s not usually USC’s cardinal that comes through the Manchester…
USC transfers look for ways to contribute during spring football
Jaden Richardson didn’t need any promises. The only thing the former Tufts receiver wanted when trying to make the jump from Division III was an…
Lincoln Riley and USC are embracing major changes on defense
Braylan Shelby starts his mornings with a five-egg scramble, waffles, Powerade and fruit. The USC defensive end especially likes parfaits and bananas. It’s just the…
Lincoln Riley has a new outlook as USC opens spring practice
He’s the quarterback whisperer. The Heisman maker. The offensive mastermind. But on Tuesday, when USC opened spring practice, Lincoln Riley was the defensive observer. The…
Is Caleb Williams looking to reunite with Kliff Kingsbury in NFL?
Kliff Kingsbury is getting another shot in the NFL, and Caleb Williams is happy for him. Nothing more to be read into this at all.…
USC early signing day: Lincoln Riley pleased to add big linemen
After a mad-dash few weeks spent selling his refurbished plans for USC from living room to living room, state to state, it was a mostly…