It was the lowest moment of the season for USC’s young offensive line, a September nadir that seemed certain to linger long after the Trojans returned from their first Big Ten trip. Fans turned their ire immediately toward Josh Henson, whose third season as USC’s offensive line coach was professed to be a litmus test of the Trojans’ long-term trajectory …
Editor’s Note: This story is included in The Athletic’s Best of 2023. “Where does that leave you when you do?” After a six-month investigation by an outside firm hired by the university revealed “systematic” and “well-known” hazing within its football program — and after a whistleblower’s revelation of specifics, including simulated sex acts — Northwestern fired head coach and program …
With the 2023 NFL Draft set to get underway Thursday, the timing was right to get our beat writers together one last time to see how they’d represent the team they cover with their first selection. New coach Shane Steichen’s track record with QBs — most recently Eagles dual-threat superstar Jalen Hurts — gives the team confidence that he can …
USC offensive lineman Mason Murphy and teammates look up at the scoreboard during the first half against host Stanford on Sept. 10. Several months later, when Murphy made his first start as USC’s right tackle Saturday against Arizona, Dedich and redshirt junior lineman Jonah Monheim both referred to Murphy as the Trojans’ “most talented” player up front. “That kid has …