USC Trojans defensive coordinator Gary Patterson and linebackers coach Mike Ekeler will need to build up one key position quickly for the 2026 season.

The USC Trojans have reportedly found their No. 1 target for their defensive coordinator opening. Gary Patterson has emerged as the leading candidate to replace D'Anton Lynn as the Trojans' defensive ...

LOS ANGELES - New USC football defensive coordinator Gary Patterson was introduced the USC media for the first time at a press conference Wednesday, Jan. 28 before a busy offseason begins and The ...

USC Trojans defensive coordinator has officially joined the Trojans staff, and will lead a talented defense after four years away from coaching. Coach Lincoln Riley opened up Patterson's introductory ...

USC has hired Gary Patterson as its next defensive coordinator, multiple sources confirmed to USCFootball.com. Patterson comes to USC with over 40 years of coaching experience, which includes a ...

The USC Trojans have found their new defensive coordinator, hiring former TCU coach Gary Patterson to lead the team’s defense entering a pivotal 2026 season. After the departure of former defensive ...

USC Trojans coach Lincoln Riley went on “Always College Football” hosted by former Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Greg McElroy. The two dove into USC’s hire of Gary Patterson as defensive ...

LOS ANGELES -- Longtime TCUcoach Gary Patterson has agreed to become Lincoln Riley's defensive coordinator at USC. USC announced the deal Friday with Patterson, who was part of the College Football ...

Long before the announcement that Gary Patterson will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, the former TCU coach had nothing to prove. Other than winning a national title, he did ...

LOS ANGELES — Gary Patterson had one box in mind that he had to check after leaving the TCU football program. “You had to be three years out to qualify for the College Hall of Fame,” Patterson told ...