Ryan Kartje is the USC beat writer at the Los Angeles Times. He joined The Times after six years with the Southern California News Group, where he covered everything from Vin Scully’s retirement to LaVar Ball’s rise to the NFL’s rebirth in L.A. His features work has been honored by the Associated Press Sports Editors, as well as several other regional press groups. A Michigan native and University of Michigan graduate, Kartje previously wrote for Fox Sports Wisconsin and the Bloomington (Ind.) Herald-Times.
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Alijah Arenas, a top USC recruit and the son of ex-NBA player Gilbert Arena who was injured in a Cybertruck crash, has been released from the hospital.
USC coach Lincoln Riley announced the Trojans parted ways with director of football sports performance Bennie Wylie, who had long worked for Riley.
USC recruit and Chatsworth basketball star Alijah Arenas is still recovering after crashing his Tesla Cybertruck into a fire hydrant and tree last week.
Let’s take full stock, position by position, of where the USC football team stands heading into summer.
Alijah Arenas, a top USC recruit and son of ex-NBA player Gilbert Arenas, is out of a coma and recovering after a Cybertruck crash, his family said.
Chatsworth High star and USC commit Alijah Arenas was injured in an auto crash Thursday, a source told the Los Angeles Times.
USC’s Saint Thomas is appealing the NCAA’s denial for a mental health waiver allowing him to play next season. Meanwhile he and others like him wait.
Rodney Rice chose USC over other college basketball powers, but hours later star guard Desmond Claude left the team.
Promising players Avery Howell and Kayleigh Heckel, each of whom stepped up after JuJu Watkins’ injury, have left USC.
For the first time during USC football coach Lincoln Riley’s tenure, the Trojans don’t have major holes to fill during the spring transfer portal window.