The Latest Breaking News from Lincoln Riley

It might be time to accept USC’s defense for what it is

TUCSON, Ariz. — “You are what you are.”

The Orange County Register · Oct 31, 2022

USC’s Lincoln Riley Discusses Officiating Mistake vs. Arizona

The coach explained what the officials told him about the play that ended the first half.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 30, 2022

USC’s Lincoln Riley Fumes After Pac-12 Officiating Disaster

The Trojans coach was irate after a bizarre sequence in the closing seconds of the first half.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 30, 2022

FTW VIBE CHECK: Hendon Hooker’s stellar start vs. Auburn’s struggles

Let's take a look at the vibes in college football heading into the weekend's games.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 14, 2022

SI:AM | It’s a Make-or-Break Week in College Football

There are six games on the schedule in which both teams are ranked in the AP Top 25. In four of those games, both teams are undefeated.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 14, 2022

USC quarterback Caleb Williams vows to improve after ‘all right’ start to debut season

LOS ANGELES — Three weeks into his debut season at USC, Caleb Williams seemed well on his way to soaring past even the highest of expectations set upon his high-profile arrival. The sophomore quarterback was completing better than 74% of his passes and averaging better than 10 yards per attempt.…

Los Angeles Times · Oct 14, 2022

'I love what he stands for.' Fiery USC leader Travis Dye was molded by his brothers.

LOS ANGELES — The last time Mark Dye lost a game of ping-pong, he proudly proclaims, was back in 1987, years before his sons were born and his prowess became a point of family contention. Each of the Dye boys, all five of who would go on to play college…

Los Angeles Times · Oct 13, 2022

Oklahoma’s Tailspin Headlines Red River Fallout

Plus, could rival Texas get a Playoff mulligan now that Quinn Ewers is back?

Sports Illustrated · Oct 10, 2022

J. Brady McCollough: Surprise! UCLA and USC are College Football Playoff contenders.

Lincoln Riley against Chip Kelly. Two offensive wizards, one expected to eventually become an NFL head coach, the other been-there-done-that and settling into his collegiate second act.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 9, 2022

No letdown here: Defense backs undefeated USC to win over Washington State

LOS ANGELES — The emotional leader of the defense was sidelined, his arm in a cast. The team’s top safety was disqualified for targeting, left to watch from the locker room. At the start of a two-week stretch that almost certainly would define USC’s season, its defense was depleted, its…

Los Angeles Times · Oct 9, 2022