Live Score Updates as USC Trojans Are Without Defensive Coordinator D'Anton Lynn

The No. 16 USC Trojans will close out the 2025 season in San Antonio with a matchup against the TCU Horned Frogs in the Alamo Bowl. Kickoff is slated for 6:00 p.m. PT and will be broadcast on ESPN. USC has an opportunity to finish with double-digit wins for the second time under Lincoln Riley and just their second as a program since 2017.

D’Anton Lynn has left the team after last the Trojans defensive coordinator took the same role with his alma mater, Penn State, yesterday morning, according to 247Sports' Connor Morrissette. Defensive line coach Eric Henderson will call plays defensively.

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Safety Christian Pierce, wide receiver Jaden Richardson, offensive lineman Tobias Raymond, defensive linemen Keeshawn Silver and Jide Abasiri will be USC’s team captains.

Second Quarter

3:49 - King Miller runs for 10 yards and USC is in TCU territory.

4:58 - TOUCHDOWN TCU. Ken Seals 1-yard rushing touchdown to cap off a 14-play, 75-yard drive. TCU leads 14-10.

8:29 - Ken Seals to Terry Shelton for 22 yards and TCU is in USC territory.

9:57 - TOUCHDOWN USC. King Miller 2-yard rushing touchdown to cap off a 7-play, 75-yard drive. USC leads 10-7.

King Miller muscled it in for the score 💪

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11:15 - Jayden Maiava to Tanook Hines for 36 yards and USC has the ball on the 1-yard line.

12:08 - King Miller runs for 24 yards and USC is in TCU territory.

13:36 - TOUCHDOWN TCU. Jon Denman 5-yard rushing touchdown to cap off a 9-play, 69-yard drive. TCU leads 7-3

First Quarter

1:08 - Jon Denman runs for 16 yards and TCU is in USC territory.

2:31 - Jayden Maiava is INTERCEPTED by Jamel Johnson and TCU will take over on their own 31-yard line.

3:28 - Jayden Maiava completes short to Carson Tabaracci for a 21-yard catch-and-run. USC is in TCU territory.

5:25 - TCU punts after going 3-and-out. USC will take over on their own 19-yard line.

7:01 - Injury timeout. A TCU player is down on the field. They will face a 2nd and 10.

7:06 - USC FIELD GOAL. Ryon Sayeri's 40-yard field goal is GOOD. USC leads 3-0.

10:20 - Jayden Maiava to Tanook Hines for 23 yards and USC is at midfield.

10:52 - TCU punts after going 3-and-out-. USC takes over on their own 27-yard line.

12:16 - USC punts after picking up one 1st down. TCU will take over on their own 15-yard line.

15:00 - USC will receive the opening kickoff.

This will be the sixth all-time meeting between these two programs and the first since the 1998, with the Horned Frogs leading the series 3-2. However, USC coach Lincoln Riley was a perfect 6-0 against TCU when he was the head coach at Oklahoma.

“It's always been a program and a place that I've admired for a long time,” Riley said. “It's been a great run of success that coach Dykes has continued and even taken to another level. So Fort Worth is a tremendous city. It's a great place. Texas as a whole is very just near and dear to me. To be back here at Texas playing to play against that program is is tremendous. It's one I have a lot of respect for, and should be another great battle.”

Riley and TCU head coach Sonny Dykes are very familiar with each other. Dykes was the wide receivers coach at Texas Tech in the early 2000s when Riley joined the program as a walk-on quarterback and then began his coaching career as a student assistant under the late great Mike Leach.

“You kind of saw it early on,” Dykes said. “I think one of the Lincoln strengths is a really good communicator. I think that's what coaching is, teaching, and that's what we do, is we teach young people, and we teach them how to play football and a lot of other stuff. But yeah, he was always good at communicating. He had a really clear sense of how to talk to players and how to be able to make a point with somebody, it was really bright, hard working guy.”

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With several opt-outs, headlined by star receivers Makai Lemon, Ja’Kobi Lane, tight end Lake McRee and safety Kamari Ramsey and other players deciding to enter the transfer portal, a number of young players will be able to showcase themselves and build some momentum heading into next season.

Quarterback Jayden Maiava made the decision to bypass the 2026 NFL Draft and return to the school for another year. He will lead the Trojans offense in the bowl game, but how much will we see of five-star freshman Husan Longstreet under center.

With Maiava returning to USC, what does the future hold for the local product with the transfer portal period fast approaching. Longstreet will not return to Los Angeles to hold a clipboard for another season.

Does Riley use Longstreet in specific packages to give him a preview of what his role would look like in 2026 or does he play long stretches of the game.

TCU will be without starting quarterback Josh Hoover, who entered the transfer portal and star receiver Jordan Dwyer. They could also be without running back Kevorian Barnes.

Can the Trojans end the 2025 season on a high note?

Second Quarter

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