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UCLA Athletic Director Martin Jarmond is being replaced by former Lakers exec Tim Harris
UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond, whose stewardship of Bruin athletics has come under increasing scrutiny, is being replaced by former Lakers executive Tim Harris in a massive shakeup, the California...
USC, UCLA can use this proven formula to beat the heat early in season
The old Pac-12, for all its faults, had a few football teams that knew how to beat the late-summer heat. Not wanting to test the limits of the human body,...
USC might have found its next superstar receiver in freshman
One of the big questions facing USC entering its most pivotal season of the Lincoln Riley era was who would replace star wide receivers Makai Lemon and Ja’Kobi Lane.
USC pulverizes San Jose State during season-opening victory
It was Week 0 for USC football. For the poor San Jose State Spartans, it was more like ground zero.
USC’s new Trojan Beer Sword is a swing and a hit
This gives new meaning to Fight On.
UCLA’s Mick Cronin happy with latest roster rebuild — even amid constraints
Funny what a little money can do.
5 things to watch when USC football opens make-or-break season Saturday
The wait is over. A sneak peek is here.
USC coach Lincoln Riley’s supremely chill vibe reflects confidence in team
Going into his now-or-never season, Lincoln Riley is acting like someone who’s on the clock. His own. The USC coach appears genuinely relaxed in interviews, filling reporters’ recorders with thoughtful...
Top USC receiver faces uncertainty going into season opener
As USC football fans trickle into the Coliseum on Saturday morning, many will be on the lookout for No. 16. That’s the number worn by Tanook Hines, the team’s top...
USC’s freshmen are set to jump out of starting block in season opener
Freshmen rule! That could be an early slogan for the USC football team after the first depth chart released Wednesday evening ahead of the season opener showed five potential starters...
5 USC defensive playmakers who could deliver CFP breakthrough
New USC defensive coordinator Gary Patterson can devise the most brilliant scheme and call the perfect plays, but it won’t mean diddly without one thing. Dudes. Fortunately for the Trojans, they appear...
USC football will be without injured defensive star for at least one game
USC has lost another likely starter to injury with the season quickly approaching. Defensive lineman Jahkeem Stewart, who was a freshman All-American last season, recently went down with a foot...
Why UCLA’s Sahir West is most intimidating of ‘Bruin Bullies’ ready ‘to dominate’
Every time they step on the field, UCLA’s defensive players break their huddle by shouting the same phrase. “Bruin Bullies!” It’s the nickname they chose after defensive coordinator Colin Hitschler,...
Star linebacker clears Big Ten’s new NFL rule, UCLA to reap reward
Even as he welcomed Trent Hendrick to his team, UCLA coach Bob Chesney acknowledged that adding a star linebacker who had brushed up with the NFL could get messy. When...
UCLA enjoys historic moment as familiar face joins team after groundbreaking court ruling
By simply walking onto UCLA’s practice field Monday morning, Trent Hendrick made history. The linebacker became the school’s first player to have practiced with an NFL team before joining the...
Is 2026 finally Lincoln Riley’s year at USC? This is how it will go
If his time at USC were a movie, “Lincoln Riley: The Trojan Odyssey” would need a massive plot twist. So far, what we’ve seen fits the same predictable, disappointing mold....
USC football’s new sound system is a serious weapon to behold
If you didn’t know any better, you’d think a fighter jet had just buzzed USC’s football practice field. That’s how loud the new sound system is, designed to simulate crowd...
In major win for UCLA football on brink of season, star joins roster
Less than two weeks before its season opener, UCLA has made a major addition to its defense. The Bruins on Sunday reportedly received a commitment from middle linebacker Trent Hendrick,...
USC football billboard near UCLA’s campus has Bruin fuming
Bob Chesney came in seeing red when it came to Cardinal-and-Gold. At his introductory news conference, the UCLA coach vowed to make his new outfit the team in town. “I...
How former UCLA AD Dan Guerrero remains power broker in college sports
As he munched on a ham and cheddar omelet with sliced tomatoes, along with a side of potatoes he didn’t order, Dan Guerrero contemplated something that was hard to swallow....