The 2024 USC Trojans football team represented the

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(USC) as a first-year member of the

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during the

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. The team was led by their third-year head coach

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, and played their home games at

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located in

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. The 2024 season was the Trojans' first year in the

after being in the

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and its predecessor, the

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for over a century.

Preseason

USC Spring Football Game Set for April 20, 2024 at the

Spring Game

Schedule

Games summaries

vs. No. 13 LSU

Captains for week 1: Miller Moss, Kyron Hudson, Jonah Monheim, Easton Mascarenas-Arnold & Akili Arnold.

vs Utah State

Captains for week 2: Miller Moss, Lake McRee, Easton Mascarenas-Arnold & Kamari Ramsey.

at No. 18 Michigan

Captains for week 4: Miller Moss, Kyron Hudson, Jonah Monheim, Easton Mascarenas-Arnold & Akili Arnold.

vs Wisconsin

Captains for week 5: Miller Moss, Woody Marks, Jamil Muhammad & Anthony Beavers Jr.

at Minnesota

Captains for week 6: Miller Moss, Gavin Meyer,

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& Eddie Czaplicki.

vs No. 4 Penn State

Captains for week 7 : Miller Moss, Jonah Monheim, Easton Mascarenas-Arnold & Akili Arnold.

at Maryland

Captains for week 8: Kyle Ford, Emmanuel Pregnon, Jaylin Smith & Bryson Shaw.

vs Rutgers

Captains for week 9: Lake McRee, Jonah Monheim, DeCarlos Nicholson & Akili Arnold.

at Washington

Captains for week 10: Miller Moss, Emmanuel Pregnon, Devan Thompkins & Mason Cobb.

vs Nebraska

Captains for week 12: Zachariah Branch, Jonah Monheim, Gavin Meyer & Jaylin Smith.

at UCLA (Victory Bell)

Captains for week 13: Emmanuel Pregnon, Jonah Monheim, Gavin Meyer, Jaylin Smith & Eddie Czaplicki.

vs No. 5 Notre Dame (rivalry)

Captains for week 14: RB Woody Marks, OL Jonah Monheim, DB Jaylin Smith, S Bryson Shaw & P Eddie Czaplicki.

vs Texas A&M (Las Vegas Bowl)

Captains for the bowl game: Jayden Maiava, Kyle Ford, Kilian O’Connor, Devan Thompkins & Easton Mascarenas-Arnold.

Personnel

Roster and coaching staff

Injury report/Redshirting

Scholarship distribution chart

*Scholarship Distribution 2024 chart ^ : the players who still have to make an official choice and the players who are eligible for the Covid year. / / * Former Walk-on / – 82 players on scholarship / 85 scholarships permitted

Coaching staff additions

Coaching staff departures

Transfers

Transfers out

The Trojans have lost 30 players via transfer.

Transfers in

The Trojans have added 17 players via transfer.

NFL Draft

Entered NFL draft

The following players have headed for the 2024 NFL Draft : QB Caleb Williams, RB

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, RB Austin Jones, WR Brenden Rice, WR Tahj Washington, OL Justin Dedich, OL Jarrett Kingston, DL Jack Sullivan, DL Kyon Barrs, DL Tyrone Taleni, EDGE Solomon Byrd, LB

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, CB Christian Roland-Wallace, S Calen Bullock, S Max Williams, P Aadyn Sleep-Dalton, LS Jac Casasante.

NFL Draft combine

Eight members of the 2023 team were invited to participate in drills at the 2024

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. † Top performer DNP = Did not participate

USC Pro Day

USC's Pro Day will be on March 20, 2024. † Top performer DNP = Did not participate

CFL Draft

CFL global draft

The following player have headed for the 2024 CFL global Draft : DL Tyrone Taleni.

Returning starters

Offense Defense Special teams

Recruiting class

USC signed 22 players in the 2024 recruiting cycle. 1 committed player unsigned. 2 JuCo. 5 walk-on.

Rankings

Statistics

Team

Scoring

USC vs. non-conference opponents

USC vs. B1G opponents

USC vs. all opponents

Individual Leaders

Offense

Defense

Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FR: Fumbles Recovered, FF: Forced Fumbles, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties, TD : Touchdown

Special teams

References

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