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Thursday, August 6, 2026
USC continues to get CFP predictions as the pressure mounts on Lincoln Riley

Lincoln Riley is no stranger to the College Football Playoff. His Oklahoma teams were frequent visitors, and he knows what it takes to get a team to that level.

From napkin sketch to crown jewel: Inside USC's 'magical' football training center

USC opens the Bloom Football Performance Center, part of a $225-million athletics infrastructure projected promised to Lincoln Riley when he was hired.

USC loses starting center O'Connor for season

USC center Kilian O'Connor will miss the entire season after suffering a non-contact leg injury, head coach Lincoln Riley announced Thursday.

USC Loses Center For The Season

USC’s starting center, Killian O’Connor, suffered a non-contact injury in practice that will cause him to miss the season, Lincoln Riley announced. Who knows what the non-contact injury was?...

Notes: Here’s A Power 4 Opponent With Openings To Play USC

Now that USC has spurned Texas Tech, and it has no Power 4 nonconference games until 2030, it’s worth pointing out that the Trojans and Notre Dame currently have openings on their schedules in...

USC Morning Buzz: Another Tradition Under Risk

The new football building is open for business and the official grand opening was yesterday. It’s wild how some of the fanboy media are acting like they are part of the team when describing the...

Wednesday, August 5, 2026
USC Notes: The Big Day Arrived!

The new football building has its grand opening ceremony today. USC has closed the street in front of the building from 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Fourteen hours? For what? So that no donors are inconvenienced...

USC Morning Buzz: Lincoln Riley Does What He Does Best

Well, here’s another example of Lincoln Riley doing what he does best: Ducking the competition. USC has withdrawn from a potential series with Texas Tech with the games in Houston (2027) and Las...

New NCAA eligibility rules should help USC — and its No. 1 freshman class — flourish

USC coach Lincoln Riley no longer has to mull whether it's worth burning a redshirt during a player's freshman season, allowing players to develop naturally.

Tuesday, August 4, 2026
USC’s Secondary Is Under Scrutiny

Trojan DBs know the countdown is on … A reunited trio of coaches with TCU connections is working with a… The post USC’s Secondary Is Under Scrutiny appeared first on Trojan Daily Blog.

USC Notes: Donors Get Props

I’m not a fan of this display of the donors for the new football building. It should be inside a meeting room. Not on the outside wall. But what stands out to me is that these are the same people...

USC will have to live up to the endorsement it received from the preseason coaches' poll

The No. 14 seems to be a theme for USC football in the early part of this season.

USC Morning Buzz: Gary Patterson Really Wants To Stop Run

Gary Patterson says he might play five defensive linemen in games in order to help stop the run, especially because the defensive line is a position of strength for the Trojans. “The less you have...

Monday, August 3, 2026
USC Notes: Gary Patterson Offers Unofficial Role For This Season

I don’t put a lot of stock in things that get said today or during USC training camp. The exception is Gary Patterson, because he knows what he is doing. Patterson said one of his roles — besides...

USC-Notre Dame rivalry set to return in 2030

The long-standing football series had been called off after 100 years. The post USC-Notre Dame rivalry set to return in 2030 appeared first on Daily Trojan.

Broncos' Bo Nix muscles out Jalen Hurts, Aaron Rodgers in new NFL ranking

The Denver Broncos have an elite quarterback in Bo Nix.

USC got the terms it wanted and will resume rivalry with Notre Dame in 2030

The USC Trojans and Notre Dame Fighting Irish have agreed to renew the Battle for the Jeweled Shillelagh starting in the 2030 season.

3 USC football transfers to keep an eye on in the first days of training camp

A lot of talk has been about the 2026 recruiting class, but don't sleep on the transfers.

USC, Notre Dame to renew football rivalry in '30

USC and Notre Dame will be renewing their rivalry game starting in 2030 with a four-game series that will feature back-to-back season openers.

USC and ND Are Back In Business

USC, Notre Dame rivalry series renewed with key detail Trojans would not compromise USC QB Jayden Maiava throws under pressure… The post USC and ND Are Back In Business appeared first on Trojan...

Notre Dame-USC to resume series in 2030

The Southern California-Notre Dame gridiron rivalry will resume in 2030, the schools announced on Monday.,The Trojans and Fighting Irish will not meet

Notre Dame, USC agree to renew rivalry: Four-game series returns in 2030 with Week 1 meeting in LA

The two storied programs and longtime rivals have finally come to a future scheduling agreement

Morning Buzz: USC And Notre Dame Agree To Four-Game Series in 2030

USC and Notre Dame will resume their rivalry in 2030 for four seasons, the schools announced. The games will be played in Week 1 or Week 2 of the season. So what was point of ending the greatest...

USC, Notre Dame rivalry series renewed with key detail Trojans would not compromise

USC coach Lincoln Riley said the Trojans could not compromise on scheduling all future games against Notre Dame to early in the season.

Times of Troy: To unlock USC's full potential on offense, Lincoln Riley must lean on the run

Over the next four weeks, before USC kicks off the 2026 season, we’ll take a close look at the team and season ahead.

Sunday, August 2, 2026
USC Sunday Buzz: Transaction Time

Lincoln Riley held his press conference yesterday in the new football building. But USC is not allowing any visual documentation of the inside of the building yet, so it was probably the first...

Riley Hopes Bloom’s Magic Translates to the Field

USC’s Lincoln Riley calls first days of preseason camp, Bloom Center ‘a dream’ The coach is enthusiastic as the Trojans,… The post Riley Hopes Bloom’s Magic Translates to the Field appeared first...

Saturday, August 1, 2026
New facility, new receivers give Lincoln Riley new hope as USC opens fall camp

The Trojans' fifth-year coach says he spent five consecutive days at the $200-million Bloom Football Performance Center without leaving.

Lincoln Riley Identifies Candidates For Breakout Season

Wide receiver Tanook Hines is physically limited due to an undisclosed injury, according to Lincoln Riley, who said he expects Hines to be ready to go for USC’s season opener against San Jose...

Saturday Buzz: USC Quietly Opens Camp

I hit a nerve Friday when I mentioned freshman wide receiver Trent Mosley was 20 years old. So is freshman safety Madden Riordan. And freshman quarterback Jonas Williams. One interesting aspect of...

Friday, July 31, 2026
If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

Did you know USC freshman wide receiver Trent Mosley turned 20 this week? A 20-year-old freshman. Meanwhile, fellow freshman wide receiver Boobie Feaster turned 17 in late May. Speaking of age,...

USC coach Lincoln Riley gets real about challenging 2026 schedule, CFP aspirations

USC coach Lincoln Riley addressed media members this week at the Hilton Chicago at Big Ten Media Days. Here is everything that transpired.

Thursday, July 30, 2026
At USC, It’s Evolution Time

USC training camp preview: Defensive evolution continues under Gary Patterson The foundation for the Trojans’ defense began with new coaches… The post At USC, It’s Evolution Time appeared first on...

Notes: Here’s The Best Thing To Happen To USC

I wish USC could have sent Gary Patterson to Big Ten media day but assistant coaches do not go to the event. That’s too bad because I think Patterson is the best thing to happen to USC this year....

Morning Buzz: Notre Dame Believes USC Series Will Resume

Here’s an interview with Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua where he says he believes the series with USC resume at some point. Now here is the point: When have you ever seen USC athletic...

Wednesday, July 29, 2026
USC Notes: Another Rite Of Summer

Now that we’ve experience media day, the next cliche of summer is upon us: Who gained or lost weight? Two years ago, USC’s staff bragged about how the team gained 1,400 pounds. It made a big...

Morning Buzz: Lincoln Riley Measures The Standard For USC

Here was a quote from Lincoln Riley yesterday that wasn’t earth-shattering but still telling. “The standard is championships every year… it’s USC,” Riley said. What Riley said it’s true. It’s also...

Lincoln Riley could never solve Gary Patterson -- now he needs him to help save USC

Entering a must-win Year 6, Lincoln Riley is turning his defense over to one of his toughest former advesaries in hopes of finally breaking through to the College Football Playoff

Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Are These Trojans Ready for Liftoff?

Lincoln Riley says Trojans are now ‘well-equipped’ to win consistently … Lincoln Riley listens to a question as he addresses… The post Are These Trojans Ready for Liftoff? appeared first on Trojan...

Big Ten notebook: Lincoln Riley very confident in USC's trajectory

After a strong start to his Southern California tenure, coach Lincoln Riley has lost some momentum in Los Angeles.,The Trojans, who reached the top fi

USC in, Georgia out? We simulated the 2026 season -- here's what happened

After 26 simulations, we tallied the national titles, Heisman winners, coaching changes, transfers and more.

Lincoln Riley says Trojans are 'well-equipped' to win consistently

The fifth-year USC coach tells reporters during media day that while there's always pressure to perform, the team is deeper than ever across the roster.

Media days are almost always uneventful. Today was no exception. And like clockwork the little minions who cover USC as part of the fanboy media were beating the drums like dutiful cheerleaders...

USC's Riley not bothered by higher expectations

Expectations are high for coach Lincoln Riley in his fifth season at USC as the Trojans return plenty of starters including quarterback Jayden Maiava, and boast the top-ranked recruiting class in...

Big Ten Media Days 2026 fact or fiction: Can USC's hyped freshman class make an instant impact?

The Trojans made a ton of noise by signing the nation's best recruiting haul in the offseason, but how soon can we expect to see the much-anticipated freshman class take the field?

Big Ten commissioner pushes back on talk of breaking away from NCAA with SEC

Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti is hoping Congress or some rule adjustments can fend off the league joining the SEC and breaking away from the NCAA.

Lincoln Riley Big Ten Media Day Highlights (Lowlights)

Lincoln Riley spoke at Big Ten media day and — big surprise — Notre Dame was a prime topic. “Nothing’s changed from my vantage point. We want to play the game. I want to play the game. We would be...

Monday, July 27, 2026
USC Pitcher Grant Govel Returns For Junior Season

USC pitcher Grant Govel has decided to return for his junior season after being drafted in the 16th round by the Pittsburgh Pirates. I didn’t expect Govel to turn pro but if he had, USC would have...

A Realistic Portrayal Of Lincoln Riley

The new EA Sports college football game features Sir Lincoln of Riley and it’s pretty realistic as they captured him using profanity. He’s either saying something vulgar or “Cancel the Notre Dame...

Morning Buzz: USC Picked Fourth In Big Ten Media Poll

USC picked to finish fourth in the annual Big Ten media poll conducted by the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The poll has only picked the correct champion four of the past 15 years. As for USC, it’s a...

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