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One of the best weekends on the football calendar is officially in the books. After three wild days in Green Bay, where the draft attendance record

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Day 2 of workouts at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine got underway Friday with the cornerbacks. They were the first group of defensive backs to take the

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Without a potential first-round pick heading into this 2025 NFL Draft, part of the intrigue surrounding the Trojans involved becomes which USC player

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USC cornerback Jaylin Smith has been invited to and will participate in the 2025 Senior Bowl following this season.   The 5-foot-11, 190-pound

USC defensive back Jaylin Smith prepares to make a tackle against LSU's Zavion Thomas

USC cornerback Jaylin Smith accepts Senior Bowl invitation

The USC Trojans are banged up on the defensive side of the ball this season. Despite that, head coach Lincoln Riley is hopeful that the Trojans can

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The USC Trojans could be without four of their five starting defensive backs on Friday night against Rutgers. Star safety Kamari Ramsey and corners

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USC DB Jacobe Covington was injured late during Week 6's loss to Minnesota on a special teams play, and his status for this weekend is up in the air.

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Jacobe Covington injury update: Lincoln Riley reveals chances USC CB plays vs. Penn State

Head coach Lincoln Riley did just about everything he could this offseason to turn the page from last year's USC defense. That's especially true when

Versatility has Jaylin Smith poised to make plays for the USC secondary

The start of the college football season is four months away. Teams across the country have wrapped up their final spring practice preparations and

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Defensive back Jaylin Smith #19 of the USC Trojans during USC football practice on Howard Jones/Brian Kennedy Field in Los Angeles on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. (Photo by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)

Jaylin Smith reveals his main emphasis for improvement entering 2023 season

Last season USC’s defense was absent most of the time down the stretch. And in their final game of the year, their New Year’s bowl game against

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Jaylin Smith reveals the main motivating factor for USC entering 2023

Playing against Caleb Williams every day has its benefits for the USC defense. Defensive back Jaylin Smith explained the ways that Williams

USC Trojans defensive back Jaylin Smith (19) celebrates during the college football game between the Arizona State Sun Devils and the USC Trojans on October 1, 2022, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, CA

Jaylin Smith explains how facing Caleb Williams helps him improve on defense

USC needed more production from its nickel position on defense last season. Now, that previous sentence could be reconstructed by replacing "nickel"

USC Trojans defensive back Jaylin Smith (19) celebrates during the college football game between the Arizona State Sun Devils and the USC Trojans

USC Trojans defensive back Jaylin Smith (19) celebrates during the college football game between the Arizona State Sun Devils and the USC Trojans on October 1, 2022, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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The Obvious: Cardinal and Gold fans of the No. 9 USC Trojans (5-1 Pac-12, 7-1 overall) haven't been able to watch their beloved cardinal and gold in

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**The Coliseum's thermostat says it's 72 degrees, however, it is much warmer; like 78 or 79 degrees on October 8th.   **I wonder if the recruits who

USC DLineman Tuli Tuipulotu finished the game with 3 sacks helping lead USC to a 30-14 victory and improving to 6-0.

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That ASU game didn’t feel very good. I expected USC to bounce back after the Oregon State scare. I expected the Trojans to take it to ASU and put the

Arizona State running back X Valladay slips past the grasp of USC defensive lineman Solomon Byrd in the first quarter at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Saturday night, Oct. 1, 2022. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

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**The number 55 is synonymous with USC football; Junior Seau, Willie McGinnest, and Chris Claiborne. Coach Claiborne was at the Mater Dei game on

Travis Dye reminding Trojan fans of Sam Bam Cunningham

Game Day Notes & Observations Report: USC Beats ASU 42-25.

Thursday's scrimmage among USC's young players won't count in the Pac-12 standings, but it could serve as one of the more important remaining games

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USC's young player scrimmage could reveal defensive reinforcements

More players from USC's 2021 recruiting class could be hitting the field in a more significant way over the coming weeks, according to head coach

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