DAN GREENSPAN
Georgia coach Kirby Smart talks with defensive back Nyland Green (1) after a play during the NCAA college football team's G-Day game Saturday, April 16, 2022, in Athens, Ga. (Jason Getz/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
With expansion on hold, College Football Playoff settles in

By Dan Greenspan Apr. 19, 2022 09:09 PM EDT
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — As college football tries to navigate unprecedented upheaval

UCLA coach Mick Cronin gives instructions during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Southern California on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
Peterson's double-double leads No. 21 USC past No. 12 UCLA

By Dan Greenspan Feb. 13, 2022 02:00 AM EST
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Drew Peterson considered himself a defensive liability for most of

FILE - Oklahoma defensive coordinator Alex Grinch speaks during an NCAA college football news conference Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, in Norman, Okla. Southern California coach Lincoln Riley confirmed his full coaching staff for his debut season with the Trojans on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. Riley's new staff is headlined by Alex Grinch, his defensive coordinator and safeties coach. Grinch followed Riley from Oklahoma last month, taking the same private plane to Los Angeles after three seasons together with the Sooners. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
After abrupt OU exit, Grinch focused on fixing USC's defense

By Dan Greenspan Feb. 07, 2022 12:27 PM EST
LOS ANGELES (AP) — If Alex Grinch’s Oklahoma defense had been able to make a few more

FILE - Wisconsin running back Braelon Allen (0) rushes against Rutgers during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, in Piscataway, N.J. Allen looks like the next great Badgers back. After barely seeing the field in Wisconsin's first four games, he ended up running 1,106 yards and 7.06 per carry.(AP Photo/Noah K. Murray, File)
Arizona St, Wisconsin to rely on new faces in Las Vegas Bowl

By Dan Greenspan Dec. 28, 2021 11:18 PM EST
Running the ball against the vaunted Wisconsin defense has been nearly impossible all

Ohio State players C.J. Stroud, Dawand Jones, Jax Smith-Njigba and Bryson Shaw wave on a vehicle in a parade for the Rose Bowl Team Visit Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif., Monday, Dec. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
COVID-19 concerns lead to changes in Rose Bowl buildup

By Dan Greenspan Dec. 27, 2021 11:56 PM EST
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — During Ohio State’s visit to Disneyland celebrating its

Ohio State WR Wilson will skip Rose Bowl, enter NFL draft

By Dan Greenspan Dec. 27, 2021 05:27 PM EST
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Ohio State wide receiver Garrett Wilson is skipping the Rose

Lincoln Riley, the new head football coach of the University of Southern California, speaks during a ceremony in Los Angeles, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Riley gets first look at USC as Trojans try to keep focus

By Dan Greenspan Nov. 30, 2021 11:00 PM EST
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California is playing for two coaches this week.

Southern California quarterback Jaxson Dart passes during the first half of an NCAA college football game against UCLA Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Dart, USC trying to salvage season against No. 13 BYU

By Dan Greenspan Nov. 24, 2021 06:06 PM EST
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jaxson Dart was there when BYU upset Southern California in

Arizona quarterback Will Plummer (15) is pressured by Southern California linebacker Drake Jackson during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
USC hopes break will lead to defensive improvement vs UCLA

By Dan Greenspan Nov. 18, 2021 07:14 PM EST
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California needed a break. “You

Southern California quarterback Kedon Slovis (9) throws under pressure from Utah defensive end Mika Tafua during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Multiple QBs could play when desperate USC, Arizona meet

By Dan Greenspan Oct. 28, 2021 02:26 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — With an eye on both its present and future, Southern

California quarterback Chase Garbers (7) works to escape the grasp of Oregon defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux (5) during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Andy Nelson)
No. 10 Oregon getting healthy just in time for trip to UCLA

By Dan Greenspan Oct. 21, 2021 10:28 AM EDT
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — When No. 10 Oregon's Kayvon Thibodeaux returned for the

Members of the University of Utah football team mourn the loss of fellow student-athlete Aaron Lowe during a candlelight vigil on the southwest lawn of the university's student union, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, in Salt Lake City. Lowe was fatally shot at a house party early Sunday, Sept. 26. (Leah Hogsten/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
Utah faces USC in first game since Aaron Lowe's death

By Dan Greenspan Oct. 07, 2021 03:20 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For the second time in less than a year, Utah coach Kyle

Southern California running back Darwin Barlow, left, rumbles for a gain as Colorado safety Mark Perry makes the tackle in the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
TCU transfer Barlow helps spark USC's improving run offense

By Dan Greenspan Oct. 05, 2021 11:55 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clay Helton always insisted Southern California would be

Oregon State tight end Teagan Quitoriano (84) stiff-arms Southern California linebacker Drake Jackson (99) after a reception during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Beavers batter Trojans for first win in Coliseum since 1960

By Dan Greenspan Sep. 26, 2021 12:34 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chance Nolan threw four touchdown passes and Oregon State

Southern California linebacker Drake Jackson (99) runs the ball after catching an interception during the first half of an NCAA college football game against San Jose State Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
USC LB Jackson aims to keep cashing in after key strip-sack

By Dan Greenspan Sep. 24, 2021 01:25 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Junior outside linebacker Drake Jackson’s “money year” got

Southern California quarterback Kedon Slovis (9) runs out of the pocket as Stanford linebacker Ricky Miezan (45) pursues during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Kedon Slovis, USC return home to face Oregon State

By Dan Greenspan Sep. 23, 2021 02:40 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The last time Southern California played at home, there were

Southern California quarterback Jaxson Dart throws a pass during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Washington State, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, in Pullman, Wash. Southern California won 45-14. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)
Dart out, Slovis returns as USC's QB scramble continues

By Dan Greenspan Sep. 21, 2021 11:22 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The quarterback competition at Southern California might be

In this undated photo provided by the University of Southern California Athletics, USC associate coach Donte Williams looks on during NCAA college football practice in Los Angeles. Williams, the Trojans' cornerbacks coach and associate head coach, is taking over for the rest of the season alongside offensive coordinator Graham Harrell and defensive coordinator Todd Orlando, after the school fired head coach Clay Helton on Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. (John McGillen/University of Southern California Athletics via AP)
USC interim coach Williams out to turn connections into wins

By Dan Greenspan Sep. 15, 2021 02:22 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Relationships have been Donte Williams' stock in trade, his

After managed debut, touted USC freshman Foreman could start

By Dan Greenspan Sep. 09, 2021 04:16 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The assignment was simple for Southern California defensive

FILE - In this Dec 18, 2020, file photo, Southern California quarterback Kedon Slovis (9) throws a pass during the second quarter of an NCAA college football Pac-12 Conference championship game in Los Angeles. About 16 starters return from last season's Pac-12 South champions, led by third-year starting quarterback Kedon Slovis with USC's usual wealth of skill-position talent around him. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
No. 15 USC hopes to get off to running start vs. Spartans

By Dan Greenspan Sep. 02, 2021 08:10 AM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kedon Slovis and Drake London are back leading Southern