41+ min ago   (704+ words) Taking your peers into battle every week requires leadership that inspires respect and admiration. Orange Lutheran High’s star offensive lineman Lucas Rhoa has figured out the perfect formula to achieve that. The senior Texas commit is easily noticeable before, during…...

41+ min ago   (926+ words) UCLA promoted Saturday’s 28-10 home-opening victory against San Diego State like a friend’s band does a local show — by telling all his friends to tell all their friends to come. By buying up tickets — 300 by UCLA CEO of Athletics Tim Harris…...

5+ hour, 11+ min ago   (673+ words) At the end of a topsy-turvy Saturday that saw the Big Ten’s top contenders tumble, Trent Mosley stood just inside USC’s 15-yard line, looking skyward. By that point, Ohio State had just blown a 20-point, fourth-quarter lead to Texas, and…...

6+ hour, 7+ min ago   (829+ words) Short-term memory. Coaches stress it — and UCLA needed it Saturday in its home opener against San Diego State. After his team reached the red zone only once in the first half — on a drive that culminated with an interception near…...

18+ hour, 41+ min ago   (804+ words) USC driving as time expires in first quarter No. 14 USC 7, Louisiana 3, end of first quarter USC started on its 23 after the punt. Jayden Maiava faked a handoff and passed to Riley Wormley for six yards. Maiava passed to Mark Bownman…...

22+ hour, 40+ min ago   (462+ words) ‘It was a lot of fun.’ UCLA surges late, opens Bob Chesney era with win over Cal BERKELEY — Wayne Knight didn’t have any Power Four conference offers when he graduated from high school in Delaware. On Saturday, playing for a…...

4+ day, 41+ min ago   (186+ words) Junior quarterback Preston Beck of San Clemente has begun the 2026 season throwing pinpoint passes to help the Tritons start 3-0. Last week against Chaparral, he completed 19 of 21 passes for 228 yards and one touchdown with zero interceptions. In the opener in Hawaii,…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1772+ words) UCLA versus California was one of the marquee matchups of the Week 1 college football schedule. Two first-year head coaches. Two teams with reloaded rosters primed to break out. Two programs looking to make an early-season statement. And the revival of…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1197+ words) Welcome back to the Times of Troy newsletter, where it turns out hiring a Hall of Fame coach as your defensive coordinator was a pretty sensible strategy! If you were looking for reasons to believe in USC this season, there…...

1+ week, 41+ min ago   (787+ words) BERKELEY — The competency alone had to make UCLA football fans want to cry. To say nothing of their team’s resolve. Or the multitude of explosive plays. Big plays. Timely plays. The six rushing touchdowns! Two fewer than the Bruins had…...