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Gabriel Duarte
Joined: Sep 1, 2024
Residing in Los Angeles, Gabriel Duarte is a senior at Cal State Northridge and is pursuing a degree in broadcast journalism. Gabriel is passionate about college athletics and is a writer for USC Trojans on SI and Oregon Ducks on SI. Gabriel has covered many college sporting events around the Southern California area including basketball and football for USC. Gabriel also writes for his local newspaper on high school sports.




The USC Trojans and coach Lincoln Riley will have a lot on the line in a make-or-break season in 2026. Here is the biggest breakout candidate that Riley and the Trojans are going to have to rely on next fall.
The USC Trojans haven’t made the NCAA Tournament since the 2022-23 season. Now in his second season at the helm, USC coach Eric Musselman has the Trojans on track to make it back to March Madness thanks to his transfer portal success.
The USC Trojans have one of the top recruiting classes in the Big Ten and could add to it with a big addition. USC is predicted to land one of the top unsigned players in the 2026 recruiting cycle in five-star forward Christian Collins.
The USC Trojans landed their second commitment of the 2027 recruiting cycle in three-star wide receiver Eli Woodard. He is the fifth in-state wide receiver recruit to commit to the Trojans since the arrival of general manager Chad Bowden.