
After the 2023 season ended well short of expectations for a championship program, USC Trojans coach Lincoln Riley made sweeping changes to the defensive staff and hired D’Anton Lynn from the crosstown rival UCLA Bruins. The program’s 27–20 Week 1 win over the then-No. 13 LSU Tigers was a good start for the revamped defense in the Trojans’ inaugural season in the Big Ten.
If you ask former USC All-American running back Reggie Bush, there is plenty to be excited about this season for the Trojans. Bush, who spoke with Sports Illustrated on behalf of his season-long partnership with Modelo Beer, believes the Trojans will be one of the 12 teams to earn a berth in the expanded College Football Playoff.