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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.

The former Trojans coach also shouted out Lincoln Riley during his Monday press conference.

Lincoln Riley knows how to make a good first impression.

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.

The Rice Owls will meet the USC Trojans in Week 1 of the college football season on Saturday at the LA Memorial Coliseum.

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…

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:

It looks like Alabama and Ohio State are the teams to beat.

Ole Miss vs Troy game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 1 game on Thursday, September 1