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Sep 3 • 9 tweets • 6 min read
It's almost time for kickoff. Get caught up on #USC and #UCLA's shocking announcement about their move to the Big Ten. latimes.com/sports/story/2…
*This guy* called it first.

“Eventually [soon] this story will be picked up by big media.”

How the news of @USC's Big Ten move was first broken — by a man in Minnesota.
latimes.com/sports/usc/sto…
Lincoln Riley arrives: Patience and a well-timed recruiting pitch helped #USC lure Riley away from Oklahoma, sending shockwaves through the college football world.
latimes.com/sports/usc/sto…
Lincoln Riley's Air Raid schemes have taken every offense he’s ever installed to new heights. What might that look like at
@USC_FB
? latimes.com/sports/usc/sto…
“Everything’s year to year,” #UCLA's Chip Kelly says. “We don’t really look at it as recruiting anymore, we look at it as team-building, so how do we build the best team for the 2022 season and that’s a combination of high school [players] and transfers.” latimes.com/sports/ucla/st…
L.A. Times subscribers get early access to this article by @Ryan_Kartje. Support our journalism: latimes.com/subscribe latimes.com/sports/usc/sto…
The Big Ten is more valuable with USC and UCLA, says
@CBSSports
' Sean McManus.

Now there's 💲: a 7-year TV deal worth nearly $8 billion with Fox, CBS and NBC.

Details on start times and 📺 homes for football, basketball and Olympic sports. latimes.com/sports/story/2…
“I like to bark. I just do,” Alex Grinch said. “I think anyone can draw lines on a board and call themselves a coach.”

Get to know
@USC_FB
's new defensive coordinator -- described by
@Ryan_Kartje as "a loose grenade of pure intensity" -- here: latimes.com/sports/usc/sto…
Bill McGovern,
@UCLAFootball
's new defensive coordinator, returns to the college game after a decade away (save for a stint as a defensive analyst at Nebraska in 2020).

His former players share insights on the Bruins' new DC. latimes.com/sports/ucla/st…

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