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Helene Elliott: Travis Dye might be done for season, but his impact at USC will remain strong

LOS ANGELES — The cool autumn evening became unnaturally still, the crisp air and happy anticipation of another USC victory suddenly sucked out of the Coliseum in the second quarter Friday when Trojans running back Travis Dye was tackled to the green grass and stayed there, clutching his left leg…

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USC dominates Colorado, but Travis Dye is expected to miss remainder of season

LOS ANGELES — The final dress rehearsal was dragging, the last kinks still being ironed out ahead of next week’s consequential crosstown showdown, when Tuli Tuipulotu burst around the edge and closed the curtains on Colorado himself.

Los Angeles Times

Coach of the Year Candidates by Conference

We look at who’s leading the way nationally and in all 10 FBS leagues.

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Helene Elliott: Surging duos Michael Jackson III, Tahj Washington giving USC needed boost

Trojans wide receiver Michael Jackson III is generally pretty quiet. Which is why fellow wide receiver Tahj Washington took notice when Jackson spoke up to address his teammates Saturday night after No. 9 USC rode out another uneven defensive effort and hung on for a 41-35 victory over Cal at…

Los Angeles Times

Tuli Tuipulotu finds his own way to be the leader of USC's defense

LOS ANGELES — He has heard the word many times over many months and tried as hard as he might to live up to its weighty label, but eight games into a standout junior season, Tuli Tuipulotu still isn't entirely comfortable acknowledging it out loud.

Los Angeles Times

Appetite for Destruction: Tennessee, Georgia Prep for Classic Clash

Saturday’s SEC clash between Tennessee and Georgia promises to be a classic, strength-on-strength matchup with enormous stakes.

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J. Brady McCollough: First College Football Playoff rankings show USC and UCLA need help reaching top four

LOS ANGELES — With Tuesday's release of the first College Football Playoff top 25 rankings, we can officially start thinking about the road to SoFi Stadium for the CFP national championship on Monday, Jan. 9.

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

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

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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

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.

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Forde-Yard Dash: Sorry Fans, These College Coaches Are Here to Stay

College football has lost control of its coaching market. Here are the coaches whose team records do not match their contracts, or the buyouts needed to get out of them.

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J. Brady McCollough: Are refs needling USC, Texas and other expansion defectors?

At one point during Saturday’s second half, Texas led Oklahoma State by 14 points. By the end of the game in Stillwater, Okla. — a 41-34 win by the Cowboys that put to rest all the, “Hey, could the Longhorns make the playoff with two losses?” conversation — Texas led…

Los Angeles Times

USC coach Lincoln Riley knows how to go from October loss to College Football Playoff

LOS ANGELES — In each of his first three seasons as Oklahoma's coach, Lincoln Riley entered October with an unblemished record and a top-10 ranking … only to drop a game unexpectedly.

Los Angeles Times

The Top 25, Week 7: College football games and players to watch, plus midseason awards

Welcome to The Top 25, a weekly rundown of the best of college football.

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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.

Sports Illustrated

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.

Los Angeles Times

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.…

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'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…

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Oklahoma’s Tailspin Headlines Red River Fallout

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

Los Angeles Times

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

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…

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Tim Cowlishaw: Brent Venables’ dream job at Oklahoma feeling nightmarish after record loss to Texas

The biggest blowout in Texas’ favor in the 118-year history of the school’s rivalry with Oklahoma was not decided so much by execution Saturday (as the Sooners maintained) or on the practice field this past week (as the Longhorns suggested). It was won overwhelmingly by Texas — as only a…

Los Angeles Times

Caleb Williams mastering the art of escape as USC's football Houdini

LOS ANGELES — Long before he would tap dance across the Coliseum field last Saturday, dodging and dipping and darting through defenders in a way no other USC quarterback ever has, Caleb Williams was already a master in the art of escape.

Los Angeles Times

J. Brady McCollough: Grading new coaches Lincoln Riley, Brent Venables and more

Just how bad was the Oklahoma Sooners’ defense Saturday during their 55-24 humiliation at the hands of Texas Christian? The numbers spell it out clearly:

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Lincoln Riley’s Brother Leads TCU Offense in Oklahoma Blowout

Garrett Riley got some revenge for his brother on the Sooners.

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