USC defensive coordinator Alex Grinch, left, and head coach Lincoln Riley watch from the sideline during a 52-42 loss to Washington on Saturday at the Coliseum. Grinch was fired less than 24 hours ...

USC defensive coordinator Alex Grinch, who worked under Lincoln Riley at Oklahoma, is taking a loud, in-your-face approach to transforming the Trojans.

Lincoln Riley said he will retain defensive coordinator Alex Grinch. So the “deep dive” into the program took about a week and no staff changes were deemed necessary #USC — InsideUSC ...

Just two days after USC secured a contract extension with D'Anton Lynn as the program's defensive coordinator, head coach Lincoln Riley has bolstered his staff further by adding another assistant ...

Alex Grinch will be retained as USC defensive coordinator in 2023, Trojans coach Lincoln Riley confirmed on Tuesday. Grinch followed Riley to Los Angeles from Oklahoma but has come under fire ...

Lincoln Riley has taken a more active role in USC’s defense, ... But in the week and a half since Riley fired defensive coordinator Alex Grinch after two years of disappointing defensive ...

USC football: Lincoln Riley discusses transfer portal, new defensive coordinator, plans without Caleb Williams The Trojans coach laid out his offseason blueprint.

Lincoln Riley fired embattled defensive coordinator Alex Grinch after the Trojans gave up 52 points and 572 yards of total offense in a 10-point loss to Washington at the Coliseum.

There’s one other area where USC’s new defensive coordinator has to help Lincoln Riley, and it will happen before — not after — that coordinator is hired.

Since firing embattled coordinator Alex Grinch and elevating Brian Odom and Shaun Nua, Riley has “been around a lot more” with his defense over the past week.

Former NFL Defensive Coordinator Joins Lincoln Riley Staff at USC. Published Jan 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM EST. By . Sean Treppedi is a Newsweek contributor based in the Greater New York City Area.