The Latest Breaking News from USC

LOS ANGELES — When the coin came down in USC’s favor on Saturday, Lincoln Riley could have gone with conventional football wisdom. Let Rice receive the ball, and take the second-half kickoff.

The Rice Owls will meet the USC Trojans in Week 1 of the college football season on Saturday at the LA Memorial Coliseum.

The expanded FBS postseason will be implemented no later than the 2026 season.

The Stanford Cardinal women's golf team is picking up right where it left off.

LOS ANGELES — As the Los Angeles mayoral race heads into its frantic final months, debate organizers have been caught up in bickering between the candidates' camps as well as scheduling snafus and last-minute cancellations.

10 best predictions for the first big weekend of the college football season. Best bets and picks for Week 1's Saturday games.

The West Virginia Mountaineers will meet the Pittsburgh Panthers in Week 1 of college football action on Thursday night at Heinz Field.

The Big Ten Conference resembles the Twin Cities roadways the past few months. Under construction. The league should change its logo to an orange barrel.

LOS ANGELES — Until it actually happens, there will be constant chatter about whether USC is "back" under Lincoln Riley. The debate will carry on with many subjective criteria being used by the program's supporters and detractors, but here's one objective marker that should be considered in the discussion: