Lincoln

Zachariah Branch saw this coming, long before the coach’s plan had started to come together at USC.He knew it by last Christmas Eve, when the five-star wideout first announced his commitment…

Don’t be fooled by his understated demeanor. Lincoln Riley is brash. He tells you he’s going to kick your you-know-what and he explains how he’s going to do it.Riley showed up here talking a…

USC coach Lincoln Riley has long credited Mike Leach for igniting his coaching career. Riley, who has now coached three quarterbacks to Heisman Trophy wins, struggled to earn any playing…

LAS VEGAS —  The invincible quarterback was hobbled.The genius coach was dumb.The streaking USC Trojans limped and stumbled and eventually went splat, their loveliest of dreams dying an…

When witnessing something remarkable in progress, there is a natural instinct to ponder if anything like it has ever happened. So, USC’s wondrous whirlwind from 4-8 to 11-1 and the doorstep…

Late last November, the night before everything changed for USC football, Mike Bohn stared out over a sea of red, empty seats spread throughout the Coliseum. What few rows were filled that…

A year ago, I knew what USC’s bold move to bring in Lincoln Riley meant — not just for the Trojans but for college football on the West Coast.I knew that Riley, already proven as one of the…

Late last summer, this columnist asked Lincoln Riley for his expectations for this season.“To win the championship,” he said.He was crazy. He was cocky. He was right.Unbelievably, after 11…

It was already an eventful evening for USC’s special teams when, with 13 minutes remaining last Saturday against California, a surprise onside kick dribbled between receivers Brenden Rice…

In each of his first three seasons as Oklahoma’s coach, Lincoln Riley entered October with an unblemished record and a top-10 ranking … only to drop a game unexpectedly.In 2017, it was Iowa…