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USC athletic director Jennifer Cohen says football coach Lincoln Riley is energized by the surge of support and positive momentum for his program.

Energetic USC football general manager Chad Bowden has been sprinting ever since he discovered he could help transform football programs.

After public uproar over the potential end of their 100-year old football rivalry, USC has made an amended offer to Notre Dame.

A former walk-on, Kilian O'Connor was officially named USC football's starting center after an outstanding preseason camp.

Todd Marinovich, the test-tube quarterback with a domineering father whose promising football career was cut short by addiction, discusses his memoir.

Former USC and NFL quarterback Carson Palmer talks about his new gig coaching Santa Margarita, which opens the season Friday against Mission Viejo.

USC receiver Ja'Kobi Lane broke his foot in May was limited during preseason camp, but coach Lincoln Riley says Lane can play in the season opener.

A judge denies injunction requests from DJ Wingfield and Kaedin Robinson in their NCAA lawsuits, all but blocking them from playing for USC and UCLA this fall.

NCAA rules that Michigan engaged in a scouting scheme, but it did not impose a postseason ban. Jim Harbaugh is effectively banned from collegiate ranks until 2038.

USC offensive lineman Micah Banuelos has finally pushed through injury issues to become a factor in the race to build a stronger Trojans offensive line.