The No. 21 USC Trojans suffered their first loss of the season on Saturday, falling 34-32 to the No. 23 Illinois Fighting Illini on a walk-off game-winning fiel

The Trojans have rolled up 4 wins in 4 games, scoring at least 33 points in each outing. In 2 conference games, USC has gone for 39.0 points per game, but it's 0-2 against the spread (ATS) in those Big Ten contests. The Over has hit 3 of 4 games, too.

USC fans may complain about how the Trojans fell out of the rankings after one loss by two points, while other teams remained in the top 25 after a blowout loss and/or multiple defeats. At the end of the day, however, Lincoln Riley’s team has no one to blame but themselves for losing a game to a team that they had more than enough talent to beat.

A member of the recruiting class of 2026, five-star forward Tajh Ariza, son of 18-year NBA veteran Trevor Ariza, has narrowed his recruitment to the USC Trojans and Oregon Ducks as he nears a college decision.

Lincoln Riley explains why USC scored quickly instead of draining the clock vs. Illinois as the Trojans fell 34-32.

Wayne County graduate Matt Fuller scored a game-icing touchdown for the South Carolina Gamecocks against Kentucky on Saturday. Fuller, a freshman running back for the Gamecocks, got into the endzone on a 1-yard rush at the beginning of the fourth quarter to put them up by 21.

Oregon moved up to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday, Mississippi earned its highest ranking since 2015, Alabama jumped back into the top 10 and Virginia was in the Top 25 for the first time in six years in the wake of a volatile weekend in which four top-10 teams lost.

After a season-ending injury in 2024, USC Trojans defensive lineman Anthony Lucas has rebounded in a big way, and one analyst believes he is projected first-round talent in the upcoming 2026 NFL Draft.