For Chip Kelly and Lincoln Riley, what are the stakes heading into UCLA-USC game?
1 year, 1 month ago

For Chip Kelly and Lincoln Riley, what are the stakes heading into UCLA-USC game?

LA Times  

USC coach Lincoln Riley, left, and UCLA coach Chip Kelly talk before last year’s game between their schools at the Rose Bowl. The word around Westwood this rivalry week suggests the same fate could befall UCLA’s Chip Kelly if the Bruins are humiliated at the Coliseum in the wake of back-to-back losses to Arizona and Arizona State. “The first time I met with him he’s like, ‘You gotta beat your rival,’” Kelly said, “and then he smiled at me and said, ‘I was 10-9.’” Kelly is 2-3 in the rivalry, and a loss would nudge his 33-33 record at UCLA back below.500. While Riley raved this week about UCLA’s “tremendous” defensive front led by edge rusher Laiatu Latu, Kelly piled on praise for Williams, joining the chorus comparing him to Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

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The Times of Troy: At the end of Year 3, USC has yet to find its identity under Lincoln Riley
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3 weeks, 1 day ago

The Times of Troy: At the end of Year 3, USC has yet to find its identity under Lincoln Riley

LA Times  

I’m Ryan Kartje, the USC beat writer at the L.A. Times, reporting to you from the final days of another frustrating USC football regular season. Since beating Notre Dame two years ago, in a game that appeared to announce the Trojans’ triumphant return as contenders, Lincoln Riley has barely managed to keep USC above.500. Riley is 14-11 through his last …

USC goes cold at the goal line, falling to Washington in another road loss
1 month, 3 weeks ago

USC goes cold at the goal line, falling to Washington in another road loss

LA Times  

Washington running back Jonah Coleman leaps into the end zone to score in front of USC safety Akili Arnold in the first half of the Trojans’ 26-21 loss Saturday night. We’ve been a good enough team to put ourselves in position to win.” That message had worn thin weeks ago with frustrated USC faithful, but Riley went back to it …

After another close loss and a 3-3 start, USC simply needs more from Lincoln Riley
2 months, 1 week ago

After another close loss and a 3-3 start, USC simply needs more from Lincoln Riley

New York Times  

LOS ANGELES — Makai Lemon found a soft spot in Penn State’s zone defense, caught a short pass and took it 14 yards to get to the Nittany Lions’ 49-yard line with 1:48 remaining in the game. A 33-30 overtime loss to fourth-ranked Penn State — USC’s third loss that has come in the game’s final seconds or final play. …

It’s already do or die: What to watch when USC plays host to Penn State
2 months, 1 week ago

It’s already do or die: What to watch when USC plays host to Penn State

LA Times  

The refrain felt frustratingly familiar. Still, however close USC might have come, however “battle-tested” it might now be, the harsh reality is Riley has lost seven of his last 12 as the Trojans coach. “I promise you,” Riley said this week, “we’re still a very confident team. “The most important thing for us right now,” the quarterback said, “is everything …

Lincoln Riley still thinks USC can be ‘a really good team’ despite loss to Minnesota
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Lincoln Riley still thinks USC can be ‘a really good team’ despite loss to Minnesota

LA Times  

An unseasonably warm breeze blew through Huntington Bank Stadium. But nothing about Saturday night’s 24-17 loss to Minnesota would leave USC feeling comfortable with its new place in its new conference. “We’ve got the makings of a really good team,” said Lincoln Riley, who has lost seven of his last 12 as the Trojans coach. “We gave up a couple …

Lincoln Riley's shortcomings on display in USC loss to Michigan
3 months ago

Lincoln Riley's shortcomings on display in USC loss to Michigan

LA Times  

USC coach Lincoln Riley watches from the sideline during a 27-24 loss to Michigan in the Trojans’ Big Ten opener on Saturday. Coach Lincoln Riley described the 27-24 loss to Michigan on Saturday as a game his team could have won, saying, “We came up one play short.” In truth, this was a game the Trojans should have won. “I …

Lincoln Riley isn’t too bothered that Michigan has switched quarterbacks
3 months, 1 week ago

Lincoln Riley isn’t too bothered that Michigan has switched quarterbacks

LA Times  

USC coach Lincoln Riley said his team has to be “ready for everybody” on Michigan. But Riley said he understood Moore’s rationale behind announcing the move, even if he wouldn’t speculate as to why he announced it five days ahead of Saturday’s big-time Big Ten opener in Ann Arbor. So, a big challenge, regardless of who’s under center.” Still, it’s …

UCLA’s Big Ten era begins with an ominous blowout loss to Indiana
3 months, 1 week ago

UCLA’s Big Ten era begins with an ominous blowout loss to Indiana

LA Times  

This time, there would be no coming back. UCLA was thoroughly outclassed from start to finish of a 42-13 loss to Indiana on Saturday evening at the Rose Bowl, intensifying concerns about the Bruins’ ability to succeed in coach DeShaun Foster’s debut season. “I think we really needed to kind of be shown that we’re not there right now,” Garbers …

Can Lincoln Riley coach? USC and its fans need an answer
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Can Lincoln Riley coach? USC and its fans need an answer

LA Times  

USC coach Lincoln Riley is 19-8 in his first two seasons leading the Trojans. The last time USC fans watched Lincoln Riley in their backyard, he was getting embarrassed by a coach who didn’t even want to be there. The last time Lincoln Riley played a game that really mattered, it was UCLA 38, USC 20, honeymoon done. “It’s a …

Analysis: After years of quiet quitting, Chip Kelly admits he didn’t want to be at UCLA
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Analysis: After years of quiet quitting, Chip Kelly admits he didn’t want to be at UCLA

LA Times  

Former UCLA coach Chip Kelly said during a news conference Tuesday he left the Bruins to be the Ohio State offensive coordinator because he wants to focus on players rather than being a CEO leading a program. Kelly said the jarring move from Bruins head coach to Ohio State’s offensive coordinator was rooted in a return to pure coaching. Then-UCLA …

USC’s new defensive coaches eager to embrace the challenge that awaits
10 months, 1 week ago

USC’s new defensive coaches eager to embrace the challenge that awaits

LA Times  

Former North Dakota State head coach Matt Entz, who won two FCS national titles with the school, will oversee linebackers at USC next season. “We want to make a little look like a lot.” With an emphasis on player development, USC introduced its four new defensive assistant coaches to reporters Thursday before the Trojans begin spring practices on March 19. …

Chip Kelly with Ohio State’s talent? Coaches explain why his offenses are tough to defend
10 months, 1 week ago

Chip Kelly with Ohio State’s talent? Coaches explain why his offenses are tough to defend

New York Times  

Ohio State’s hire of Chip Kelly as its new offensive coordinator is the most fascinating assistant coach move of the offseason. That’s the hardest thing about defending him.” GO DEEPER Could Chip Kelly bring nation's best run game to Ohio State? “He’s always got answers.” How Kelly’s scheme has evolved Under Kelly, Oregon ranked in the top five in the …

Mandel’s Mailbag: Analyzing the CFP-ESPN deal, UCLA’s coaching change and more
10 months, 1 week ago

Mandel’s Mailbag: Analyzing the CFP-ESPN deal, UCLA’s coaching change and more

New York Times  

On Tuesday, we learned just how much a 12-team College Football Playoff is worth to ESPN: $1.3 billion per year. According to a team source, UCLA wasn’t even in seven figures on that front.” GO DEEPER UCLA names former RB DeShaun Foster new coach UCLA might have had a deeper NIL well if Kelly had done anything whatsoever to promote …

UCLA hires DeShaun Foster as its football coach, replacing Chip Kelly
10 months, 1 week ago

UCLA hires DeShaun Foster as its football coach, replacing Chip Kelly

LA Times  

DeShaun Foster, who played and coached at UCLA, will become the next head coach of the Bruins, replacing Chip Kelly. While galvanizing a large swath of the fan base, not to mention current players loyal to Foster as the team’s longtime running backs coach, the move comes with considerable risk. These are phenomenal young men, and I’m excited to hit …

With time running short, UCLA narrows its search to replace Chip Kelly
10 months, 1 week ago

With time running short, UCLA narrows its search to replace Chip Kelly

LA Times  

Could Stanford coach Troy Taylor end up with the job at UCLA? Among those UCLA is believed to have had contact with who remain possible candidates are Nebraska defensive coordinator Tony White, Las Vegas Raiders running backs coach DeShaun Foster and Stanford coach Troy Taylor. The search committee also is expected to have possible interest in Cleveland Browns tight ends …

Who will replace Chip Kelly at UCLA? Here are 13 intriguing possibilities
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Who will replace Chip Kelly at UCLA? Here are 13 intriguing possibilities

LA Times  

Consider them part of an exclusive group, The 96 Club. Chip Kelly’s sudden departure for Ohio State has put candidates for the UCLA head coaching vacancy on the clock. Martin Jarmond, the Bruins athletic director, said Friday afternoon that he wanted to name a successor within 96 hours. UCLA Sports Plaschke: In leaving UCLA, Chip Kelly runs a selfish sneak …

Ohio State hires Chip Kelly as offensive coordinator after he steps down as head coach at UCLA
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Ohio State hires Chip Kelly as offensive coordinator after he steps down as head coach at UCLA

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! UCLA coach Chip Kelly stepped down after six seasons leading the Bruins on Friday to become offensive coordinator for soon-to-be Big Ten rival Ohio State. For Ohio State, Kelly received a three-year contract to step into a role that opened up when Bill O’Brien left to …

Chip Kelly leaves UCLA to become Ohio State’s offensive coordinator
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Chip Kelly leaves UCLA to become Ohio State’s offensive coordinator

LA Times  

One of Chip Kelly’s mantras in leading UCLA to a record of one game over.500 in six seasons was, “Habits reflect the mission.” The coach lived up to those words in his departure from the school that continually supported him despite his middling results. Kelly replaces Bill O’Brien, who was on the job at Ohio State for less than a …

In leaving UCLA, Chip Kelly runs a selfish sneak
10 months, 2 weeks ago

In leaving UCLA, Chip Kelly runs a selfish sneak

LA Times  

Football coach Chip Kelly is leaving UCLA to become the offensive coordinator at Ohio State. Chip Kelly is really leaving the UCLA head coaching job at the worst possible time to become the offensive coordinator at Ohio State? Chip Kelly celebrates UCLA’s win over USC at the Coliseum on Nov. 18. As if it’s not tough enough to have a …

Early signing day will be sighing day for UCLA fans eager for more high school talent
1 year ago

Early signing day will be sighing day for UCLA fans eager for more high school talent

LA Times  

UCLA coach Chip Kelly is expected to sign a relatively small class on early signing day and turn to the transfer portal to round out his roster. The danger of going to the portal with plug and play is you’re not developing and not getting the cohesiveness and then you might have a year where you lose six of those …

What went wrong for Lincoln Riley and USC in 2023? ‘Something’s really off there’
1 year ago

What went wrong for Lincoln Riley and USC in 2023? ‘Something’s really off there’

New York Times  

In USC’s dream scenario, it would be spending the next two weeks preparing for the program’s first-ever trip to the College Football Playoff. This was one of the worst defenses we’ve faced.” Said another Pac-12 head coach: “They have some talented guys on defense, but they miss a ton of tackles. Where’s the defensive lineman no one can block?” asked …

UCLA plays hard for coach Chip Kelly in win over Boise State
1 year ago

UCLA plays hard for coach Chip Kelly in win over Boise State

LA Times  

UCLA coach Chip Kelly got his first postseason win as the Bruins coach in the LA Bowl against Boise State on Saturday at SoFi Stadium. Just when it looked like the entire UCLA football program was crumbling around Kelly’s shaky feet, his kids showed up for him, played smart for him, shut up his critics, covered his back, and mounted …

UCLA to play Boise State in L.A. Bowl at SoFi Stadium as Chip Kelly forges ahead
1 year ago

UCLA to play Boise State in L.A. Bowl at SoFi Stadium as Chip Kelly forges ahead

LA Times  

UCLA is staying home for the holiday bowl season. Kelly said the remaining assistant coaches would collaborate to run the defense in the bowl game after UCLA’s efforts to retain Lynn failed. I love D’Anton, I think he’s a special, special coach and he’s got a bright future in this game.” Kelly also confirmed that quarterbacks coach Ryan Gunderson had …

Letters to Sports: UCLA proves it isn’t a football school
1 year ago

Letters to Sports: UCLA proves it isn’t a football school

LA Times  

UCLA’s decision to retain Chip Kelly confirms, once again, that UCLA really is a great basketball school. Steve Kaye Oro Valley, Ariz. UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond clearly went out on a limb by defying Times columnist Bill Plaschke’s edict to fire football coach Chip Kelly. Jerry Brockett Long Beach :: My wife and I braved the long drive, the …

Why did UCLA keep Chip Kelly? Martin Jarmond has no good answer
1 year ago

Why did UCLA keep Chip Kelly? Martin Jarmond has no good answer

LA Times  

UCLA coach Chip Kelly walks on the field during a win over Colorado on Oct. 28 at the Rose Bowl. “We have so much change coming, we’re going to get a new chancellor, we’re going into a new conference, and so you really want that continuity and stability to usher you into a new era.” UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond …

Chip, Chip, hooray? UCLA is retaining Chip Kelly amid a spirited push for his removal
1 year ago

Chip, Chip, hooray? UCLA is retaining Chip Kelly amid a spirited push for his removal

LA Times  

UCLA coach Chip Kelly reacts on the sidelines during the Bruins’ 33-7 loss to Cal at the Rose Bowl on Saturday. One fan said he had hired a plane to fly a banner over campus Tuesday morning that says, “READ THE ROOM — FIRE CHIP KELLY.” According to Michael Peters, the UCLA fan who helped raise $2,060 for the roughly …

Chip Kelly says he isn’t focused on his job security after UCLA’s lopsided loss to Cal
1 year ago

Chip Kelly says he isn’t focused on his job security after UCLA’s lopsided loss to Cal

LA Times  

It felt like so much of what had come before it under Chip Kelly. “I don’t worry about that,” Kelly said after his team finished the regular season 7-5 overall and 4-5 in the Pac-12, leaving his record at the school at 34-34. “We didn’t do what we needed to do, and it’s disappointing because in phases I think we’ve …

UCLA routs spiraling USC 38-20 in Los Angeles’ crosstown showdown
1 year, 1 month ago

UCLA routs spiraling USC 38-20 in Los Angeles’ crosstown showdown

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! I told the guys in the locker room I’ve clearly not done a good enough job in the second half of the season getting this team ready to go.. We just didn’t play good enough in any way.” Riley has lost three straight games for the …

Chip Kelly still the right coach at the right time for UCLA
1 year, 1 month ago

Chip Kelly still the right coach at the right time for UCLA

LA Times  

Put away the pitchforks, UCLA fans. UCLA outclassed the Trojans on Saturday, further exposing the alarming state of Lincoln Riley’s program and making it clear that despite some obvious warts in Westwood, only one team in town is potentially built for Year 1 in the mettle-testing Big Ten. They want the program to take the next step — to win …

Lincoln Riley's honeymoon with USC is over with loss to UCLA
1 year, 1 month ago

Lincoln Riley's honeymoon with USC is over with loss to UCLA

LA Times  

USC coach Lincoln Riley looks at the replay board during a 38-20 loss to rival UCLA at the Coliseum on Saturday. Since tutoring Caleb Williams to a Heisman, Riley has basically ruined Williams’ encore season with a terrible defense, an underutilized running attack, and a series of big-game embarrassments. USC quarterback Caleb Williams leaps out of the pocket to avoid …

Chip Kelly must be fired to save UCLA football in the Big Ten
1 year, 1 month ago

Chip Kelly must be fired to save UCLA football in the Big Ten

LA Times  

UCLA coach Chip Kelly stands on the sideline during Saturday’s loss to Arizona State. When the celebrated Chip Kelly was hired as the UCLA coach, school officials bragged that the forlorn football program had finally gotten it right. Despite being the highest-paid employee by the state of California — he makes about $6.1 million a year — Kelly’s Bruins haven’t …

Chip Kelly focused ‘on what you can control’ as speculation about job status heats up
1 year, 1 month ago

Chip Kelly focused ‘on what you can control’ as speculation about job status heats up

LA Times  

UCLA coach Chip Kelly reacts to the Bruins’ failure to score from the one-yard line against Arizona State at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Saturday. We always talk about being the most prepared and the least distracted, so anything that’s not the next upcoming opponent is just distracting us from what our job is, and our job is to …

Commentary: For USC and UCLA football fans, misery will find easy company at Coliseum
1 year, 1 month ago

Commentary: For USC and UCLA football fans, misery will find easy company at Coliseum

LA Times  

A year ago, when USC visited UCLA at the Rose Bowl, it felt like the start of something great. It’s hard to fathom given Riley’s standing among USC fans just six weeks ago, but they might now be more mad about the state of affairs than UCLA backers. USC fans have become so disillusioned so quickly that beating the Bruins, …

USC’s lack of progress on defense compelled Lincoln Riley to fire coordinator Alex Grinch
1 year, 1 month ago

USC’s lack of progress on defense compelled Lincoln Riley to fire coordinator Alex Grinch

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! LOS ANGELES — Lincoln Riley said he hadn’t seen much progress or improvement from Southern California’s defense since the previous November, and that’s why he finally decided to fire coordinator Alex Grinch. “We simply weren’t making the progress that we all expected we would make,” Riley …

Letters to Sports: Lincoln Riley and USC continue to disappoint
1 year, 1 month ago

Letters to Sports: Lincoln Riley and USC continue to disappoint

LA Times  

If the Trojans were as defensive on the field as Lincoln Riley is in the press room we’d be undefeated. Rob Raban Huntington Beach :: With USC’s deep pockets buying the head coach and quarterback from Oklahoma, they should dip back into these same deep pockets and send them back. Mike Aguilar Costa Mesa :: Lincoln Riley’s game plan probably …

USC coach Lincoln Riley misses consecutive practices because of undisclosed illness
1 year, 2 months ago

USC coach Lincoln Riley misses consecutive practices because of undisclosed illness

LA Times  

USC coach Lincoln Riley looks at his play sheet on the sideline during a 34-32 loss to Utah at the Coliseum on Saturday. A USC spokesperson said the coach was recovering under doctor’s orders and described his status as “day-to-day”. His offense has looked out of sorts, while USC’s defense came apart at the worst possible time last Saturday to …

USC vs. Utah takeaways: Lincoln Riley and the Trojans are feeling the heat
1 year, 2 months ago

USC vs. Utah takeaways: Lincoln Riley and the Trojans are feeling the heat

LA Times  

USC coach Lincoln Riley walks on the sidelines during the Trojans’ loss to Utah at the Coliseum Saturday. He said to “the trained eye” this season’s struggling USC defense doesn’t resemble last year’s unit even if the missed tackles and long gains surrendered look similar. Despite his efforts, Riley admitted Saturday after the first home loss of his USC career …

With heartbreaking, last-second loss, USC falls to 0-3 vs. Utah in Lincoln Riley era
1 year, 2 months ago

With heartbreaking, last-second loss, USC falls to 0-3 vs. Utah in Lincoln Riley era

LA Times  

USC quarterback Caleb Williams tries to avoid being sacked by Utah defensive end Jonah Elliss during the first half of the Trojans’ 34-32 loss at the Coliseum on Saturday night. Saturday night was supposed to be USC’s best shot for catharsis after two devastating defeats a season ago, its best chance to land a return punch on Utah, the team …

Commentary: USC fans better get ready for a lengthy Lincoln Riley rebuilding project
1 year, 2 months ago

Commentary: USC fans better get ready for a lengthy Lincoln Riley rebuilding project

LA Times  

It’s going to take a long time — especially when calculated in USC years. No time is soon enough.” USC coach Lincoln Riley bows his head and walks to the bench during the first half of his team’s loss at Notre Dame on Saturday. The way Riley talked that dreamy day, he must have felt confident Caleb Williams was going …

How does UCLA better protect Dante Moore? ‘Just execution, technique, everything’
1 year, 2 months ago

How does UCLA better protect Dante Moore? ‘Just execution, technique, everything’

LA Times  

With the pocket collapsing around Dante Moore and the pressure building on the sideline for his coach to do something about it, UCLA employed a few countermeasures against Utah. “Just execution, technique, everything — making sure that everybody’s on the same page,” Kelly said Thursday, alluding to problems that plagued the offensive line. “It’s just a matter of those guys …

Commentary: Chip Kelly era at UCLA hasn’t had a breakthrough moment. The wait might soon be over
1 year, 3 months ago

Commentary: Chip Kelly era at UCLA hasn’t had a breakthrough moment. The wait might soon be over

LA Times  

UCLA coach Chip Kelly stands on the sideline during the Bruins’ 14-7 loss to Utah on Saturday. Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham, left, and UCLA head coach Chip Kelly talk before Saturday’s game. “Coach D-Lynn’s first year here, you can just look at it and see what he’s came in and done to this defense, how he’s changed it and …

UCLA goes five deep at QB in record-setting win over N.C. Central
1 year, 3 months ago

UCLA goes five deep at QB in record-setting win over N.C. Central

LA Times  

UCLA quarterback Collin Schlee scores a touchdown in the first quarter of the Bruins’ 59-7 victory over North Carolina Central at the Rose Bowl on Saturday. UCLA wide receiver Kyle Ford tries to catch a pass over North Carolina Central cornerback Jason Chambers in the second quarter Saturday. UCLA running back Carson Steele runs with the ball in the first …

Chip Kelly's plan to save college football will never happen
1 year, 4 months ago

Chip Kelly's plan to save college football will never happen

LA Times  

It has a nice ring to it, but it will never happen. Chip Kelly’s idea about how to steer the college sports enterprise away from fully losing its soul — having top football schools be classified as independent and playing by their own rules, allowing the rest of the sports to be grouped together regionally as they used to be …

UCLA’s Chip Kelly points to Notre Dame football as an example for realignment
1 year, 4 months ago

UCLA’s Chip Kelly points to Notre Dame football as an example for realignment

LA Times  

It’s going to be a reunion of sorts when UCLA and USC join the Big Ten in 2024. “I’m fired up for the Big Eighteen,” UCLA coach Chip Kelly cracked Tuesday. “Notre Dame is an independent in football, but they’re in a conference for everything else,” Kelly said, alluding to the Fighting Irish’s other sports primarily playing in the Atlantic …

Commentary: In Year 2 under Lincoln Riley, USC will make its first College Football Playoff
1 year, 5 months ago

Commentary: In Year 2 under Lincoln Riley, USC will make its first College Football Playoff

LA Times  

USC coach Lincoln Riley answers questions during Pac-12 media day in Las Vegas on Friday. It’s an honor to do it at that place.” USC coach Lincoln Riley runs on to the field before the Trojans’ spring game at the Coliseum in April. “I just see the responsibility because I think West Coast football is always going to go as …

Chip Kelly says he won’t be blinded by stars in picking UCLA’s next quarterback
1 year, 5 months ago

Chip Kelly says he won’t be blinded by stars in picking UCLA’s next quarterback

LA Times  

Who the starting quarterback will be for the Bruins this season is a major question coach Chip Kelly faces. What incentive would Moore have to stick around if Garbers, who has two more years of eligibility remaining, wins the job, especially given Kelly’s past loyalty to his starters? Maybe Moore will prevail in UCLA’s most heated quarterback battle since graduate …

USC coach Lincoln Riley: ‘We’re excited about where we’re headed defensively’
1 year, 9 months ago

USC coach Lincoln Riley: ‘We’re excited about where we’re headed defensively’

LA Times  

USC quarterback Caleb Williams and coach Lincoln Riley look on during the first half of the Cotton Bowl game against Tulane on Jan. 2 in Arlington, Texas. I think there’s certainly a lot less new, but at the same time, we’ve pushed the guys to understand that what was acceptable 12 months ago is not necessarily acceptable now.” Nowhere is …

An exclusive look at details of Chip Kelly’s two-year contract extension from UCLA
1 year, 9 months ago

An exclusive look at details of Chip Kelly’s two-year contract extension from UCLA

LA Times  

Showing they believe Chip Kelly is the right coach to lead UCLA into the Big Ten era, school officials on Friday gave Kelly a two-year contract extension and accompanying small raise that runs through the 2027 season. According to the contract reviewed by The Times, Kelly will make $6.1 million during the 2023 and 2024 seasons — a $300,000 raise …

USC football: 10 thoughts from Lincoln Riley’s state of the program discussion
1 year, 11 months ago

USC football: 10 thoughts from Lincoln Riley’s state of the program discussion

New York Times  

LOS ANGELES — Lincoln Riley spoke with the media for two hours on Tuesday morning. Extremely doable and it’s going to happen and it’s not going to take long.” And there’s one aspect where USC must continue to improve — the defensive front. USC brought in several defensive transfers last season, but with the exception of linebacker Eric Gentry and …

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