Trojan Talk Podcast

The biggest game for USC football in years arrives Friday. To set the stage we are joined by our resident TrojanSports.com analyst Max Browne to cover the Trojans side of the matchup, Caleb Williams' place in program lore, his favorite Lincoln Riley play call from last week and more. And then Ute Nation insider Alex Markham comes on the show to share insight from the Utah side of the matchup.

Our resident TrojanSports.com analyst Max Browne, the former USC quarterback, covers the storylines of the week and breaks down his favorite Lincoln Riley play call from the UCLA game. And Tyler James, who covers Notre Dame for Rivals, gives us insight on the Fighting Irish ahead of the rivalry clash Saturday in the Coliseum.

It's rivalry week -- USC vs. UCLA -- and our resident analyst Max Browne is back on the podcast to break down the matchup, talk about the ramifications from Travis Dye's season-ending injury, the enigma of WR Brenden Rice, Caleb Williams' Heisman case and more.

Our resident TrojanSports.com analyst Max Browne, the former USC quarterback, chimes in on the storylines of the week, including USC's wide receiver situation, breaks down the matchup with Cal and dissects his favorite Lincoln Riley play call from last week. And the LA Times' Brady McCollough sizes up the College Football Playoff picture and USC's path to a potential playoff berth.

Former USC QB and our resident TrojanSports.com analyst Max Browne joins Ryan Young to break down the storylines of the week, reflect back on the win over Washington State, the most impressive aspect of the defense's resurgence this fall, preview the matchup with Utah and dissect his favorite Lincoln Riley play call from last week.

Former USC QB turned analyst Max Browne dissects Caleb Williams' incredible performance vs. Arizona State, details his favorite play calls of the week from both Lincoln Riley and Alex Grinch and previews the matchup with Washington State.

Former USC QB turned analyst Max Browne takes his turn diagnosing why QB Caleb Williams was uncharacteristically inaccurate in the win at Oregon State. He also explains why Lincoln Riley called the perfect play on the game-winning TD, dissecting the play and the coverage. Devils Digest publisher Hod Rabino comes on the show to discuss the state of the program at Arizona State, who he thinks the Su...

Former USC QB turned analyst Max Browne makes his weekly appearance on the Trojan Talk podcast to break down his favorite Lincoln Riley play call from last week, why the running game is so productive, thoughts on Caleb Williams, Solomon Byrd and the run defense, and of course, an in-depth preview of the matchup this week as USC travels to Oregon State.

Former USC QB and our resident analyst Max Browne makes his weekly appearance on the show, breaking down the offensive outburst at Stanford, including his favorite Lincoln Riley play calls. The Orange County Register's Adam Grosbard talks Max Williams, Shane Lee and other Trojans storylines. And we set the stage for the Trojans' game vs. Fresno State.

Former USC quarterback turned analyst Max Browne joins host Ryan Young, of TrojanSports.com, to break down the Trojans' 66-14 win over Rice and preview the matchup this week with Stanford.

The Athletic's Antonio Morales joins host Ryan Young to recap fall camp and trade thoughts and takeaways from the last month in a segment called "What we think and what we know."    We set the stage for USC's season opener Saturday vs. Rice as the first game of the Lincoln Riley Era is finally here.

After a week where USC's NIL approach became a major topic of conversation around the program and within the fan base, with news of a donor-led collective -- Student Body Right -- working to start up, we deliver all the relevant perspectives. Ryan Kartje, who wrote the story about the collective for the LA Times, sets the table for the discussion. Dale Rech and Bill Hadden, the guys behind Student...

Stay Doubted CEO Michael Calvin Jones and Spencer Harris, USC football's former director of player personnel who is now heading up the BLVD division of Stay Doubted, detail the Trojans' new NIL venture and how it works. How is it different from a "Collective" and why is it a preferred alternative to what other schools are doing in the NIL space? How much can USC athletes make on NIL through this s...

Los Angeles Times national college sports reporter Brady McCollough returns to the show to discuss all angles and tentacles of USC's seismic move to the Big Ten and what it means for the Trojans, the Big Ten, the Pac-12 and college football as a whole. And then new USC baseball coach Andy Stankiewicz comes on to talk about taking over the Trojans program, his expectations, the roster he inherits,...

As USC wraps up its biggest recruiting weekend of the summer, we bring on Rivals national recruiting analyst Adam Gorney to talk about the latest on some top Trojans targets and also the new Rivals rankings, which saw several USC recruits make big leaps.

Host Ryan Young is joined by former USC QB Max Browne, who shares his takeaways from the spring game, what he saw from the quarterbacks, a strong take on Miller Moss' future, what we learned about the offense this spring and more.  Then USC beat writer Adam Grosbard, from the OC Register, joins the show to reflect on the spring as a whole, the impact transfers, other stock risers and the way the T...

USC starts spring football practice Tuesday and we break it down from every angle, discussing and debating the key storylines, our expectations, players to watch, why Caleb Williams deserves the hype and much more with former Trojans QB Max Browne and The Athletic's Antonio Morales.

USC executive senior associate athletic director Brandon Sosna returns to the Trojan Talk podcast for his second appearance as we cover a wide range of topics from Lincoln Riley to the transfer portal to NIL and more. 

Our resident TrojanSports.com analyst Max Browne, the former QB, joins host Ryan Young to dissect what makes Lincoln Riley's offenses so elite and prodigious, what the major differences will be for the Trojans in 2022 on that side of the ball and which players benefit the most from Riley's arrival. Then, new USC offensive tackle Bobby Haskins, the transfer from Virginia, joins the show to discuss...

Exclusive interview with now-former USC QB Kedon Slovis about his decision to enter the transfer portal, how he looks at the future and how he looks back on his time with the Trojans.   We cover a lot of ground, from his relationship with OC Graham Harrell and interim head coach Donte Williams, the ups and downs of his three years at USC and his conversations with new coach Lincoln Riley before ma...

Former USC QB turned analyst Max Browne joins TrojanSports.com publisher Ryan Young for an instant-reaction discussion about the Trojans' HUGE news Sunday that Lincoln Riley is leaving Oklahoma to become the new USC head coach.

The Los Angeles Times' Ryan Kartje joins the show to discuss his very in-depth feature story on USC athletic director Mike Bohn and what insight he can apply to this ongoing coaching search that should be wrapping up soon for the Trojans. And The Athletic's Antonio Morales returns to the program to talk about his poll of USC football parents, his pulse on the coaching search, why Matt Campbell wou...

Former USC quarterback Max Browne returns to the podcast to break down the USC-UCLA rivalry matchup, share some rivalry week memories from his time in the program, discuss freshman QB Jaxson Dart making his first career start, what the future holds for Kedon Slovis and much more.

We have a loaded show ...   USC redshirt senior defensive end Nick Figueroa joined the podcast to talk about his journey from FCS redshirt to junior college standout to leading USC in sacks to battling through a tough injury-marred season. He also discusses his ambitious off-the-field goals for the future.   The Los Angeles Times' Brady McCollough joins the show to break down his in-depth profile...

Former USC QB Max Browne gives his take on the Trojans' quarterback rotation between Kedon Slovis and Jaxson Dart, how it was deployed and what to expect moving forward from this offense. Browne and TrojanSports.com publisher Ryan Young also react to former coach Clay Helton's new job as Georgia Southern head coach. Then Devils Digest publisher Hod Rabino joins the show to break down the Arizona S...