USC switches strategies to deal with daunting 2023 football schedule
1 year, 11 months ago

USC switches strategies to deal with daunting 2023 football schedule

LA Times  

Caleb Williams scores a touchdown in USC’s 48-45 win over UCLA on Nov. 19, 2022 at the Rose Bowl. Instead of scheduling another nonconference opponent for its Week 3 opening, USC will begin its 2023 campaign with a Week Zero matchup against San Jose State on Aug. 26 at the Coliseum. By taking on an earlier season opener, USC was able to have a bye in Week 3, breaking up what would’ve been a brutal slate before it bolted for the Big Ten. USC will play three games at home, including its conference opener against Stanford, before being off Sept. 16 — technically Week 3 on the college football calendar. 2023 USC schedule Aug. 26: San Jose State Sept. 2: Nevada Sept. 9: Stanford Sept. 16: bye Sept. 23: at Arizona State Sept. 30: at Colorado Oct. 6/7: Arizona Oct.14: at Notre Dame Oct. 21: Utah Oct. 28: at California Nov. 4: Washington Nov. 11: at Oregon Nov. 18: UCLA Nov. 25: bye The Pac-12 title game will be played Dec. 1 in Las Vegas.

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USC football to finish disappointing season in Holiday Bowl with eye toward future
11 months, 4 weeks ago

USC football to finish disappointing season in Holiday Bowl with eye toward future

LA Times  

Coach Lincoln Riley and the Trojans enter the Holiday Bowl on Wednesday with several starters missing on both sides of the ball because of NFL draft preparations and transfers. “It’s unique now,” USC coach Lincoln Riley said last week, “because part of you feels like, it’s almost like you’re halfway into this year and halfway into next year.” The Trojans …

‘It’s a one-game season right now’: USC vs. Oregon four things to watch
1 year, 1 month ago

‘It’s a one-game season right now’: USC vs. Oregon four things to watch

LA Times  

Under Pete Carroll, USC famously had “Tell The Truth Mondays.” The weekly sessions were intended for unvarnished recaps of the previous weekend’s game that helped the team process the highs and lows of each performance. Last month, safety Calen Bullock said he didn’t watch the final drive against Utah when the Trojans gave up a game-winning field goal. “It’s a …

Big 12 football scheduling model for 2024-2027 revealed: Breaking down the conference’s changes
1 year, 1 month ago

Big 12 football scheduling model for 2024-2027 revealed: Breaking down the conference’s changes

New York Times  

By Max Olson, Sam Khan Jr. and Justin Williams The Big 12 revealed its new football scheduling model for the 2024 through 2027 seasons Wednesday, offering a first look at how it will operate as a 16-team conference starting next year. Four protected rivalries will play every year in the new model: Arizona versus Arizona State, Baylor versus TCU, BYU …

ACC releases new football scheduling model to add California, Stanford and SMU in ’24
1 year, 1 month ago

ACC releases new football scheduling model to add California, Stanford and SMU in ’24

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The Atlantic Coast Conference has unveiled a new scheduling model to incorporate new members California, Stanford and SMU for next year, which includes those schools facing each other as annual opponents while staying with a no-division format. But travel miles will pile up: Stanford’s first ACC …

USC vs. Cal four things to watch: Trojans still in Pac-12 title hunt
1 year, 1 month ago

USC vs. Cal four things to watch: Trojans still in Pac-12 title hunt

LA Times  

The vibes, as the kids say, were off. Even when USC was undefeated, putting up record-breaking numbers on offense behind a quarterback still favored to win his second Heisman, nothing felt good enough. Coach Lincoln Riley pushed his team to “play on our own terms,” but his attempts to ignore and isolate from outside criticism grew futile. USC is still …

USC recruiting reset: How can Lincoln Riley and the Trojans close strong in 2024 cycle?
1 year, 2 months ago

USC recruiting reset: How can Lincoln Riley and the Trojans close strong in 2024 cycle?

New York Times  

LOS ANGELES — There’s been quite a bit of consternation about USC’s on-field product over the past month as the Trojans have played some rather unimpressive football. So with the early signing period two months away, let’s examine USC’s 2024 class as it’s currently constituted, as well as the staff’s efforts towards closing strong. This state of affairs is especially …

In this Pac-12, a USC playoff run would require true greatness
1 year, 3 months ago

In this Pac-12, a USC playoff run would require true greatness

LA Times  

Up 49-3 with his Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback not needed for the entire second half, Lincoln Riley rampaged up and down the USC sideline, red in the face. Quite to the contrary, I think Riley had it just right, revealing a healthy understanding of just how little USC’s romp of Stanford proved — and how daunting the rest of the season …

Why USC football will sweep through its regular season
1 year, 4 months ago

Why USC football will sweep through its regular season

LA Times  

They have the best college football player in the country. The conversation around the 2023 USC Trojans football team’s regular season should begin with one word. “This day and age, it’s been talked about a lot, you can build rosters faster than you could before, but you still can’t do everything in one year,” Riley said. The week after visiting …

USC football picked to win the Pac-12 Conference in preseason poll
1 year, 5 months ago

USC football picked to win the Pac-12 Conference in preseason poll

LA Times  

USC coach Lincoln Riley speaks with his players after the Trojans’ spring game at the Coliseum on April 15. Ahead of its final tour through the Pac-12, USC has been picked as the preseason favorite to ride off into the sunset with a conference title in 2023. Conference media voted USC as the overwhelming favorite to win the Pac-12, with …

USC, UCLA will face Michigan during their first season in Big Ten
1 year, 6 months ago

USC, UCLA will face Michigan during their first season in Big Ten

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Southern California and UCLA will both face Michigan during their first season as members of the Big Ten Conference in 2024. USC and UCLA both announced last year that they were leaving the Pac-12 Conference to join the Big Ten. For its first two seasons in the Big Ten, USC will have home-and-home series against Penn State …

Big Ten football won’t come with scheduled success for USC, UCLA in debut season
1 year, 6 months ago

Big Ten football won’t come with scheduled success for USC, UCLA in debut season

LA Times  

USC coach Lincoln Riley directs pregame warmups before a win over Fresno State on Sept. 17. UCLA’s first Big Ten schedule will include Ohio State, Northwestern, Nebraska, Minnesota and USC at the Rose Bowl in addition to road games against Michigan, Indiana, Iowa and Rutgers. “That said, it’s exciting to see the future conference matchups fans will get to experience …

SEC’s long-term decision on football schedule unlikely this week
1 year, 6 months ago

SEC’s long-term decision on football schedule unlikely this week

New York Times  

DESTIN, Fla. — A long-term decision on the SEC football schedule appears unlikely this week, based on the comments of several athletic directors during Wednesday’s portion of SEC meetings. “We’re not gonna shrivel up and die if we don’t know what the schedule for the next four years is,” Arkansas athletic director Hunter Yuracheck said. Asked if there was enough …

How USC went from 4-8 to the cusp of the Playoff: ‘There are no rebuilds anymore’
2 years ago

How USC went from 4-8 to the cusp of the Playoff: ‘There are no rebuilds anymore’

New York Times  

LOS ANGELES — As Justin Dedich stepped in front of an assortment of reporters, cameramen and microphones on Tuesday morning, the unfamiliarity started to settle in. “It’s just where college football is now and we’ve never seen it before at this level so that is surprising,” said one former member of the program. “There were players on the team who …

USC’s title hopes still alive despite ongoing defensive issues: Trojans takeaways
2 years, 1 month ago

USC’s title hopes still alive despite ongoing defensive issues: Trojans takeaways

New York Times  

LOS ANGELES — It was far from perfect, but ninth-ranked USC pulled out a 41-35 win against Cal to improve to 8-1 and keep its Pac-12 title and College Football Playoff hopes alive. Some other troubling numbers for USC’s defense: • The Trojans allowed just 36 second-half points in the first six games of the season. I had to prove …

USC vs. Stanford: Three things to watch for in the Pac-12 opener
2 years, 3 months ago

USC vs. Stanford: Three things to watch for in the Pac-12 opener

LA Times  

The bed, still rolled out in Lincoln Riley’s office as of Thursday late morning, spoke volumes. As he enters Pac-12 play for the first time, there’s still a lot of unfamiliar territory for USC’s new coach to cover within his new conference. “So we’ve tried to do as much work on the front end to expedite some of this and …

USC will open 2023 football season during Week Zero after BYU cancellation
2 years, 7 months ago

USC will open 2023 football season during Week Zero after BYU cancellation

LA Times  

USC will open its 2023 season a week earlier than the rest of college football after BYU backed out of a deal to play in November amid its transition to the Big 12. USC will now fill out its schedule with San Jose State instead, opening the second season of the Lincoln Riley era on Aug. 26, 2023, in a …

COVID issues force postponement of USC men’s basketball game vs. Stanford
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID issues force postponement of USC men’s basketball game vs. Stanford

LA Times  

USC men’s basketball has had three Pac-12 games postponed this season because of COVID-19 issues. Days after USC’s men’s basketball program returned from its pause because of COVID-19, another of the seventh-ranked Trojans’ upcoming conference games has been postponed. Saturday’s matchup with Stanford in Palo Alto has been postponed because of COVID-19 issues within Stanford’s program, the two schools announced …

USC closes indoor athletic home events to public until Jan. 14
2 years, 11 months ago

USC closes indoor athletic home events to public until Jan. 14

LA Times  

USC logo on a basketball during a game between the Trojans and UC Irvine on Dec. 15, 2021, at Galen Center. Amid a tidal wave of COVID-19 cases that’s surging through campuses and upending college athletics, USC will close its indoor home athletic events to the general public through Jan. 14, leaving the Trojans to play, for a brief time, …

UCLA and USC women’s basketball games against Utah postponed
2 years, 11 months ago

UCLA and USC women’s basketball games against Utah postponed

LA Times  

USC is scheduled to open its conference season Friday at Colorado. Just as UCLA and USC prepared to get their seasons back on track after extended COVID-19 pauses, an outbreak in a conference foe‘s program will cost the teams another game. UCLA‘s and USC’s Pac-12 games at Utah will be postponed because of COVID-19 issues within the Utes program, the …

COVID-19 causes more postponements for USC and UCLA basketball games
3 years ago

COVID-19 causes more postponements for USC and UCLA basketball games

LA Times  

USC forward Isaiah Mobley looks to pass the ball against Long Beach State’s Eddie Scott and Colin Slater on Dec. 12 at the Galen Center. The top-10 teams, both already on pause because of COVID-19 issues, announced concurrently Friday that confirmed cases within their respective programs would force both to postpone their two Pac-12 Conference games next week against Arizona …

USC 2022 football schedule includes favorable cushion for new coach Lincoln Riley
3 years ago

USC 2022 football schedule includes favorable cushion for new coach Lincoln Riley

LA Times  

The Lincoln Riley era will officially open on Sept. 3 against Rice, a team USC hasn’t faced since 1971. The slate is officially set for Lincoln Riley’s first season at USC, and it appears to set up the new coach for a smooth debut in 2022. Although an Oct. 15 road trip to face the defending Pac-12 champion Utes looms …

Favorable 2021 football schedule could help Trojans contend for Pac-12 title and more
3 years, 9 months ago

Favorable 2021 football schedule could help Trojans contend for Pac-12 title and more

LA Times  

After a chaotic year of pandemic postponements and scheduling uncertainty that ended in a hastily thrown together title game defeat, USC’s slate for the upcoming 2021 season has officially been set. Then, there’s Notre Dame, which went to the College Football Playoff last season and marks the toughest matchup on USC’s schedule again in 2021. The Trojans’ only back-to-back road …

Will Utah be able to play USC on Saturday? Clay Helton staying optimistic
4 years, 1 month ago

Will Utah be able to play USC on Saturday? Clay Helton staying optimistic

LA Times  

Days after more than two dozen players were put in quarantine, forcing Utah to cancel its game with UCLA, USC coach Clay Helton said Sunday that this week’s scheduled road trip to face the Utes is “trending in the right direction.” Utah has yet to play a game this season because of positive coronavirus cases or contact tracing protocols. Elsewhere …

Loaded No. 21 USC grateful to be in Pac-12 title chase
4 years, 1 month ago

Loaded No. 21 USC grateful to be in Pac-12 title chase

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Southern California and the Pac-12 appeared to be on the way to spending 2020 without football until the Trojans got involved. “It’s just been exciting being back in the locker room with the guys,” said quarterback Kedon Slovis, who threw 30 touchdown passes last season as a freshman. You’ve got to have some special strength and arm …

USC football schedule: Trojans to kick off season vs. Arizona State
4 years, 2 months ago

USC football schedule: Trojans to kick off season vs. Arizona State

LA Times  

USC coach Clay Helton prepares to lead the Trojans onto the field before a game against Oregon at the Coliseum in November 2019. “We’re grateful for the opportunity to play a game, a great game … at a time that I think the whole nation will be watching across the board,” USC coach Clay Helton said on Fox’s Big Noon …

USC’s Clay Helton remains hopeful about college football restarting this year
4 years, 3 months ago

USC’s Clay Helton remains hopeful about college football restarting this year

LA Times  

USC coach Clay Helton is trying to stay optimistic about the challenges the Pac-12 and college football faces in playing games amid the COVID-19 pandemic. On a Thursday night he otherwise would have finalized his plans for Alabama, Helton was at home watching South Alabama upset Southern Mississippi, soaking in what little college football he could find. “I’m focused on …

College football in a pandemic? SEC releases its 2020 season schedule
4 years, 4 months ago

College football in a pandemic? SEC releases its 2020 season schedule

LA Times  

With the same force that it’s known for on the football field, the SEC continues its attempt to plow through the COVID-19 pandemic as it released its 10-game, conference-only schedule Monday. The Sept. 26 start date was chosen in part to allow time for people to return to campus and assimilate before beginning competition, SEC Ccommissioner Greg Sankey said on …

USC-UCLA opener likely to be moved to later in season, Mike Bohn says
4 years, 4 months ago

USC-UCLA opener likely to be moved to later in season, Mike Bohn says

LA Times  

Just a few hours after the Pac-12 announced its new football schedule, with the crosstown rivalry between USC and UCLA set for opening weekend, USC athletic director Mike Bohn wrote Friday night to donors that the game was “likely” to be moved to a later date. But with open dates built into both rivals’ new schedules and neither team cleared …

UCLA’s tentative football schedule includes game against USC in Week 2
4 years, 4 months ago

UCLA’s tentative football schedule includes game against USC in Week 2

LA Times  

UCLA quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson looks to pass against Colorado on Nov. 2 at the Rose Bowl. UCLA’s tentative new football schedule might sound like an old vinyl record played backward. USC, the archrival who traditionally plays UCLA around Thanksgiving, now could face the Bruins on Sept. 26 at the Rose Bowl in what would be the teams’ first meeting in …

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