How’s Your Coach’s Lucrative New Contract Going? After an offseason of eye-popping salaries, which programs are getting an early return on investment? Sports Illustrated · Sep 19, 2022
Forde-Yard Dash: Sadly, We Have to Talk About Urban Meyer Again Some programs’ high-minded ideals (Nebraska?) might disappear for a “winning coach,” but it’s time to ponder again: is it worth it? Sports Illustrated · Sep 18, 2022
J. Brady McCollough: How Lincoln Riley's hot USC start affects Nebraska, Urban Meyer The day's biggest headlines were written Saturday morning in America's heartland before a minute of football had been played, when a confluence of unfortunate events led to a rowdy crowd of Nebraska fans feeding the ever-hungry ego of college football's most controversial iconic former head coach. Los Angeles Times · Sep 18, 2022
Dylan Hernández: Caleb Williams passed a modest test, but can he keep adapting to mask USC's flaws? Caleb Williams ran more times than he did in either of his two previous games, the development eliciting a curious question during the Trojans' postgame news conference. Los Angeles Times · Sep 18, 2022
Oklahoma’s Dillon Gabriel with spectacular 61-yard touchdown run OU's Dillon Gabriel with a fantastic touchdown run USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 17, 2022
How Jordan Addison's cornerback experience sets him apart as USC's top receiver LOS ANGELES — It took just one step for Jordan Addison to know he had the upper hand. Los Angeles Times · Sep 16, 2022
College Football’s Most Sought-After Seats for Week 3 Counting down the 10 most intriguing matchups and the most in-demand tickets for Saturday’s slate. Sports Illustrated · Sep 15, 2022
Clay Helton Wants to Build Georgia Southern Into a G5 Giant Statesboro, a place known for gnats and football, is on the rise in the latter after reeling in the ex-USC coach last year. Sports Illustrated · Sep 13, 2022
Offensive lineman Brett Neilon is USC football's 'Mr. Steady' Win or lose — and, in recent years, it's mostly been the latter — Brett Neilon never wavered. The offensive lineman dutifully and consistently met with reporters after each game, absorbing questions about the latest blowout and trying to make sense of the inexplicable fall of Trojan football. Los Angeles Times · Sep 13, 2022
Clay Helton Texted With USC AD After Georgia Southern’s Win The former Trojans coach also shouted out Lincoln Riley during his Monday press conference. Sports Illustrated · Sep 12, 2022
Forde-Yard Dash: The Post–Scott Frost Hot Seat List Plus, our latest picks for the College Football Playoff. Sports Illustrated · Sep 12, 2022
SI:AM | The U.S. Open Is on the Verge of a Historic Finish Don’t worry, we’re not ignoring NFL Week 1. Sports Illustrated · Sep 9, 2022
Lincoln Riley’s Blueprint for USC: No Room for Second Place The coach’s move to L.A., and the roster he has since assembled, is a sign of the college times. But will it come together for USC to contend for a title? Sports Illustrated · Sep 9, 2022
If you rebuild it, they will shun? UCLA's attendance hits new low under Chip Kelly. The late-morning sun was just starting its slow, steady climb over the old stadium. Los Angeles Times · Sep 9, 2022
Los Angeles Times · Sep 4, 2022 Lincoln Riley makes a strong impression: Four takeaways from USC's win over Rice Lincoln Riley knows how to make a good first impression.
The Orange County Register · Sep 4, 2022 USC makes statement against Rice in first win of Lincoln Riley era LOS ANGELES — When the coin came down in USC’s favor on Saturday, Lincoln Riley could have gone with conventional football wisdom. Let Rice receive the ball, and take the second-half kickoff.
Los Angeles Times · Sep 2, 2022 USC vs. Rice: Here are five things to watch for in Lincoln Riley's debut Here are five things to watch for in the first game of the Lincoln Riley era at USC:
Los Angeles Times · Sep 2, 2022 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…
Tribune News Service · Sep 2, 2022 The Top 25, Week 1: College football games, players and coaching debuts to watch, plus the best from Week 0 Welcome to The Top 25, a weekly rundown of the best of college football.
Los Angeles Times · Sep 1, 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:
Sports Illustrated · Sep 1, 2022 SI:AM | College Football Starts for Real It looks like Alabama and Ohio State are the teams to beat.
Los Angeles Times · Sep 1, 2022 Who will crash the College Football Playoff semifinals? A look at five contenders. Which four teams will play for a trip to SoFi Stadium, the host of the College Football Playoff national championship game in January?
Sports Illustrated · Aug 31, 2022 SI Experts Predict the Playoff, Heisman and More Our writers look into their crystal balls to foresee how the season will shake out.
Los Angeles Times · Aug 29, 2022 Inside Lincoln Riley's Air Raid offense, known for constant evolution and misdirection The ideas that would one day inspire a football revolution had been rattling around in Hal Mumme's head for a few years before he finally had the chance to use them. It was 1986, and Mumme had just lost his job as Texas El Paso's offensive coordinator. With nowhere to…
Sports Illustrated · Aug 29, 2022 Forde-Yard Dash: Desperate Times for These 10 College Football Teams The former bluebloods of the sport are hankering for a comeback, and we break down what they are doing to get there.