New defensive coordinator Gary Patterson has the Trojans wearing a vertical stripe on helmets and pointing to whom they’re talking.

Within just one week of spring training camp the USC Trojans are already facing injury troubles as newly hired defensive coordinator Gary Patterson must navigate implementing a new defense without ...

The USC Trojans hired Gary Patterson this offseason to replace defensive coordinator D'Anton Lynn and while the former TCU Horned Frogs coach will keep the same base defense, he is adding a unique ...

Players are embracing new Trojans defensive coordinator Gary Patterson’s philosophy of overcommunication as well as his new approach to calling plays.

LOS ANGELES — Gary Patterson had one box in mind that he had to check after leaving the TCU football program. “You had to be three years out to qualify for the College Hall of Fame,” Patterson told ...

Four assistants, including the Buckeyes' defensive coordinator, are set to make at least $3 million next season ...

USC hired former longtime TCU coach Gary Patterson to replace defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn, who took the same position at his alma mater, Penn State. Patterson runs the same 4-2-5 defense and ...

It's yet to be seen if the USC football team can have one of the top defenses in the country, or even if new defensive coordinator Gary Patterson will be one of the top hires of the 2026 offseason.

Lincoln Riley faced a dilemma when his DC D’Anton Lynn returned to his alma mater to join Matt Campbell at Penn State. Should he promote from within to get a coach from outside? Over the last two ...

USC Trojans defensive coordinator Gary Patterson spoke at length with the media on Friday, explaining some of his defensive concepts and cornerstones while also revealing his impressions of his first ...

Muffled strumming and husky, choppy notes – Bob Seger, maybe? – radiated from Gary Patterson’s office. A calendar wasn’t needed to know it was Monday. It was the Texas Christian football staff’s ...

When Gary Patterson talked to Tennessee about its vacant head coaching job in 2020, it was the third time in his career the Vols had explored hiring the then-TCU head coach. Given how it all turned ...