USC vs. Illinois: Lincoln Riley shares his goals for Jayden Maiava
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix"> Through four games this season, Jayden Maiava has done just about all he could to dispel any lingering doubts about him as USC’s…
Lincoln Riley is deploying two tight ends, powering run game
Walker Lyons took his place in the slot and looked right. Lake McRee crouched on the opposite wing and looked left. The two Trojan tight…
USC’s offensive numbers impress, but some questions loom
I don’t care whom you’re playing.Seven-hundred fifty-five yards are a lot of yards.That’s how much USC gained during its 59-20 victory over Georgia Southern on…
USC AD says no one wants to succeed more than Lincoln Riley
The metaphor feels almost too obvious, the iron-and-brick facade of a half-finished, $200-million football palace looming over Howard Jones Field. A chorus of construction equipment…
Letters: Dodgers should honor Austin Barnes and Chris Taylor
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix"> It would be nice if the Dodgers could schedule a special day to honor Austin Barnes and Chris Taylor, giving fans and teammates…
Lincoln Riley announces USC sports performance director’s exit
When Lincoln Riley was hired by USC in the fall of 2021, he brought four staffers with him on the plane from Norman, Okla. Among…
Jayden Maiava fights to retain USC starting quarterback job
When he was first announced as USC’s starting quarterback last November, Jayden Maiava stepped into a pretty thorny situation. The team already had rallied behind…
USC’s new GM doesn’t foresee power struggle with Lincoln Riley
When he lived in Los Angeles before, Chad Bowden worked at one point as a telemarketer. He was 18 at the time, making calls for…
USC hires Notre Dame’s Chad Bowden as football general manager
After months of promising major changes to its personnel operation, USC hired a general manager for its football program.Chad Bowden, after spending the previous three…
Like his players, USC coach Lincoln Riley must step up under fire
Lincoln Riley was beaming.The USC coach said he saw it when his team came back from an 17-point deficit against Texas A&M to claim a…
USC Trojans to face Texas A&M Aggies in the Las Vegas Bowl
After a frustrating season of setbacks and wrong turns, USC will finish right back where it started: In Las Vegas, up against a team from…
USC’s starting QB plans likely won’t involve transfer portal
A year ago, with USC’s star quarterback off to the NFL, Lincoln Riley made his plans at the position abundantly clear. He would pursue a…
USC quarterback Miller Moss announces he’s entering transfer portal
Ever since he was a boy, Miller Moss dreamed of being USC’s starting quarterback. He followed that dream as a touted prospect into a crowded…
Lincoln Riley has imprisoned USC in a cycle of mediocrity
This season is officially worse than the last, USC completing its regular season with a 6-6 record and probably destined for a minor bowl in…
USC’s improving offensive line faces big test against Notre Dame
It was the lowest moment of the season for USC’s young offensive line, a September nadir that seemed certain to linger long after the Trojans…
USC rediscovers its best self while dazzling late against UCLA
As the clock ticked down on a long cold Pasadena night, a small but sturdy cheer rose from the shivering Rose Bowl masses.“We Are ……
USC’s new quarterback is exactly what Lincoln Riley needed
It is a wild arm, a wondrous arm, a winning arm.But is it powerful enough to restore a reputation?It is a stalwart presence, a swaggering…
Miller Moss paying the price for Lincoln Riley’s mistakes at USC
USC coach Lincoln Riley is throwing quarterback Miller Moss under the bus. While it is true that Moss’ performance has slipped, it is also true…
Why USC is sticking with Miller Moss as its starting quarterback
Questions swirled since Saturday, swept up in the bitter frustration of a third straight defeat and doused in the kerosene of social media. The decision…
Lincoln Riley must lean on young players to bolster USC defense
Desman Stephens had played only a handful of snaps to this point, mostly in mop-up duty, but as the freshman linebacker peered over the line…