Football fans are stunned after learning that the USC Trojans hired Rob Ryan for an assistant coaching position.

Lincoln Riley is determined to improve his team’s defense in 2025. One month after USC ended 2024 with a 7-6 record, Riley hired Las Vegas Raiders defensive assistant coach Rob Ryan to his football staff.

Ryan left Oklahoma State after the 1999 season to join Bill Belichick's Patriots staff, and hasn't coached in college since.

Rob Ryan, a Super Bowl-winning coach with 35 years of experience, has been named USC’s assistant head coach for defense/linebackers coach, head coach Lincoln Riley announced today (Jan. 18). “Rob Ryan is one of the most accomplished defensive coaches in NFL history,

With the linebackers coaching post open on his Southern Cal staff since Matt Entz departed to take over at Fresno State, Lincoln Riley and heralded defensive coordinator D'Anton Lynn are working to add longtime NFL veteran Rob Ryan to coach the Trojans linebackers, FootballScoop has learned.

USC is hiring former NFL assistant coach Rob Ryan to be the Trojans' new assistant head coach for defense and linebackers coach, the school announced Saturday.

The Las Vegas Raiders senior defensive assistant with 35 years of coaching experience, including 24 in the NFL, will oversee the Trojans’ linebackers

Longtime NFL defensive coordinator Rob Ryan has been named Southern California’s assistant head coach for defense and linebackers coach. Ryan replaces Matt Entz, who became Fresno State’s head coach l

The USC Trojans have hired veteran NFL coach Rob Ryan as the team’s assistant head coach for defense/linebackers, head coach Lincoln Riley announced Saturday. Ryan, the twin brother of former New York Jets coach Rex Ryan,

Lincoln Riley's latest addition to USC's defensive staff has raised eyebrows, but Rob Ryan's hiring as linebackers coach and assistant head coach could be just what the Trojans need heading into 2025.

Raiders assistant coach Rob Ryan is leaving to become the assistant head coach for defense and linebackers coach at USC. The 62-year-old Ryan has been a coach for 34 years, including 24 in the NFL. He has been a defensive assistant with the Raiders since 2022.