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USC coach Lincoln Riley knows how to go from October loss to College Football Playoff

LOS ANGELES — 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.

Los Angeles Times

The Top 25, Week 7: College football games and players to watch, plus midseason awards

Welcome to The Top 25, a weekly rundown of the best of college football.

Tribune News Service

FTW VIBE CHECK: Hendon Hooker’s stellar start vs. Auburn’s struggles

Let's take a look at the vibes in college football heading into the weekend's games.

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SI:AM | It’s a Make-or-Break Week in College Football

There are six games on the schedule in which both teams are ranked in the AP Top 25. In four of those games, both teams are undefeated.

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USC quarterback Caleb Williams vows to improve after ‘all right’ start to debut season

LOS ANGELES — Three weeks into his debut season at USC, Caleb Williams seemed well on his way to soaring past even the highest of expectations set upon his high-profile arrival. The sophomore quarterback was completing better than 74% of his passes and averaging better than 10 yards per attempt.…

Los Angeles Times

'I love what he stands for.' Fiery USC leader Travis Dye was molded by his brothers.

LOS ANGELES — The last time Mark Dye lost a game of ping-pong, he proudly proclaims, was back in 1987, years before his sons were born and his prowess became a point of family contention. Each of the Dye boys, all five of who would go on to play college…

Los Angeles Times

Oklahoma’s Tailspin Headlines Red River Fallout

Plus, could rival Texas get a Playoff mulligan now that Quinn Ewers is back?

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J. Brady McCollough: Surprise! UCLA and USC are College Football Playoff contenders.

Lincoln Riley against Chip Kelly. Two offensive wizards, one expected to eventually become an NFL head coach, the other been-there-done-that and settling into his collegiate second act.

Los Angeles Times

No letdown here: Defense backs undefeated USC to win over Washington State

LOS ANGELES — The emotional leader of the defense was sidelined, his arm in a cast. The team’s top safety was disqualified for targeting, left to watch from the locker room. At the start of a two-week stretch that almost certainly would define USC’s season, its defense was depleted, its…

Los Angeles Times

Tim Cowlishaw: Brent Venables’ dream job at Oklahoma feeling nightmarish after record loss to Texas

The biggest blowout in Texas’ favor in the 118-year history of the school’s rivalry with Oklahoma was not decided so much by execution Saturday (as the Sooners maintained) or on the practice field this past week (as the Longhorns suggested). It was won overwhelmingly by Texas — as only a…

Tribune News Service

Caleb Williams mastering the art of escape as USC's football Houdini

LOS ANGELES — Long before he would tap dance across the Coliseum field last Saturday, dodging and dipping and darting through defenders in a way no other USC quarterback ever has, Caleb Williams was already a master in the art of escape.

Los Angeles Times

J. Brady McCollough: Grading new coaches Lincoln Riley, Brent Venables and more

Just how bad was the Oklahoma Sooners’ defense Saturday during their 55-24 humiliation at the hands of Texas Christian? The numbers spell it out clearly:

Los Angeles Times

Lincoln Riley’s Brother Leads TCU Offense in Oklahoma Blowout

Garrett Riley got some revenge for his brother on the Sooners.

Sports Illustrated

TCU obliterates Oklahoma in Big 12 action

TCU clobbered Oklahoma piling more than 660 yards of total offense

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College football fans absolutely torched No. 18 Oklahoma for getting rocked by unranked TCU

Oklahoma football had a BAD outing against TCU.

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A Performance Review: The Surprises and Dumpster Fires That Defined September

It’s time to look at all that has transpired in college football so far—to laud the winners, lambaste the losers and figure out how we got here.

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Tyler Van Dyke’s Draft Stock and the Danger of Early QB Hype

Plus, a darkhorse NFL coaching candidate emerges, Jordan Addison’s transfer, Wisconsin’s latest stud runner and more.

Los Angeles Times

Bill Plaschke: USC showed breathtaking resilience during its best — and ugliest — win of the season

CORVALLIS, Ore. — The cry arose from the delighted Oregon State crowd midway through the first half, thousands of orange shirts bursting with swagger at a USC team that was falling flat on its face.

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USC pass rusher Romello Height likely out for remainder of season

LOS ANGELES — Romello Height, the edge rusher who transferred from Auburn to USC to stabilize the Trojans' pass rush, is likely to miss the rest of this season after undergoing surgery on his injured shoulder this week.

Los Angeles Times

USC receiver Gary Bryant Jr. expected to redshirt as opportunities dwindle on offense

LOS ANGELES — One of USC's top receivers from last season is preparing to sit out the rest of this one.

Sports Illustrated

How’s Your Coach’s Lucrative New Contract Going?

After an offseason of eye-popping salaries, which programs are getting an early return on investment?

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Forde-Yard Dash: Sadly, We Have to Talk About Urban Meyer Again

Some programs’ high-minded ideals (Nebraska?) might disappear for a “winning coach,” but it’s time to ponder again: is it worth it?

Los Angeles Times

J. Brady McCollough: How Lincoln Riley's hot USC start affects Nebraska, Urban Meyer

The day's biggest headlines were written Saturday morning in America's heartland before a minute of football had been played, when a confluence of unfortunate events led to a rowdy crowd of Nebraska fans feeding the ever-hungry ego of college football's most controversial iconic former head coach.

Los Angeles Times

Dylan Hernández: Caleb Williams passed a modest test, but can he keep adapting to mask USC's flaws?

Caleb Williams ran more times than he did in either of his two previous games, the development eliciting a curious question during the Trojans' postgame news conference.

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Oklahoma’s Dillon Gabriel with spectacular 61-yard touchdown run

OU's Dillon Gabriel with a fantastic touchdown run

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