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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 — The USC defense started Saturday’s game against Washington State shorthanded, with captain linebacker Shane Lee on the sidelines in a cast. Further strain was put on the Trojans when standout safety Calen Bullock was ejected for targeting in the second quarter.

LOS ANGELES — The questions came bearing down on USC’s star quarterback like blitzing defenders, lingering all week in the wake of his worst performance yet as a Trojan: What exactly happened to Caleb Williams in Corvallis? And how might he respond when faced with adversity for the first time?

LOS ANGELES — One of USC's top receivers from last season is preparing to sit out the rest of this one.

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.

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?

They have a millionaire coach who lives in a mansion.

The Houston Texans' historical identity is wrapped up in the defensive line, and the organization needs to lean into it more.

USC College Football Preview 2022: Team breakdown, season prediction, keys to the campaign, and what you need to know

LOS ANGELES — When Drake London broke his ankle in October, ending his season after only eight games, the impact on USC's offense was basically catastrophic. London was the centerpiece of the Trojans passing attack, a physically dominant wideout capable of conjuring offense out of double and triple teams.

LOS ANGELES — The top receiver in college football is on his way to USC in a transfer sure to send shock waves through a sport still grappling with its new free-market reality.