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John Clay’s preseason college football Top 25: There’s a familiar name at the top

My college football preseason top 25:

Tribune News Service · Aug 27, 2022

USC QB Caleb Williams and coach Lincoln Riley 'in lockstep' heading into Year 2 together

LOS ANGELES — After everything they'd weathered during one year together, all Caleb Williams needed now from his coach was a look from the sideline. A shoulder shrug. A head nod. A thumbs-up. That, the USC quarterback says, would be signal enough for him to know exactly what Lincoln Riley…

Los Angeles Times · Aug 26, 2022

The 25 Most Intriguing College Football QBs of 2022

Many of these signal-callers are in new homes as they look to lead their teams to glory this fall.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 23, 2022

SI:AM | More of the Same Atop College Football

Alabama is your preseason No. 1, of course, but the rankings get interesting after that.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 16, 2022

SI’s Preseason College Football Top 25

Led by a familiar face, here’s how things stack up heading into the 2022 season.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 16, 2022

Lincoln Riley hopeful USC and donor-run NIL collective it opposes can find common ground

LOS ANGELES — Two weeks before the question would cease to be hypothetical, Lincoln Riley was asked whether he believed USC and its name, image and likeness operation, BLVD LLC, could, if necessary, work in concert with a third-party collective whose deep-pocketed donors dictate their own approach to NIL.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 13, 2022

Pac-12 Coaches Against The Spread: Ranked From Best To Worst. Who Covers?

Pac-12 Football Coaches Against The Spread: Who are the best and worst Pac-12 coaches when it comes to covering?

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 13, 2022

A donor-run NIL collective is coming to USC football — against the school's wishes

LOS ANGELES — When USC partnered with an outside media company to launch BLVD LLC, the hope was that its unique approach to facilitating name, image and likeness endorsement deals for Trojan athletes would help stave off the rise of a donor-run collective — and keep USC out of the…

Los Angeles Times · Aug 10, 2022

Everything to Know About the College Football Schedule

From easiest nonconference opponents to games of the week to early kickoffs, we go through the fall slate.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 9, 2022

USC gets commitment from 4-star edge Braylan Shelby

USC football started August strong with commitments from Braylan Shelby and Maliki Crawford, a pair of four-star defensive players.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 7, 2022