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.

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STORRS — Azzi Fudd is typically the first player eager to end a postgame media availability, but the UConn women’s basketball star wasn’t going to leave her Senior Day press conference until redshirt ...

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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 ...