Trojan Talk Podcast

USC spring football wrap-up with the Los Angeles Times' Ryan Kartje

Ryan Kartje, USC beat writer for the Los Angeles Times, joins host Ryan Young to hit on all the storylines from Trojans spring practice and the spring game. 

Breaking down USC's weekend recruiting haul with Rivals analyst John Garcia Jr. and spring football talk with Max Browne

Rivals recruiting analyst John Garcia Jr. reacts USC landing five defensive commitments Sunday -- four from the Southeast -- and gives his scouting report on those prospects.

And Max Browne, the former QB, joins host Ryan Young for USC spring football talk.

Alex Grinch postmortem, USC’s DC search and looking ahead to Oregon with Antonio Morales and Max Browne

We have 10 questions for The Athletic's Antonio Morales about the aftermath of the Alex Grinch firing and where USC's defense goes from here.

And Max Browne also weighs in on all things Grinch while scouting Oregon and the matchup for the Trojans this weekend.

Reacting to the overreactions to USC football with analyst Max Browne

Former QB and our resident TrojanSports.com analyst Max Browne is back on the podcast with host Ryan Young to cover the storylines of the week as some wild chatter has emerged about USC football, Lincoln Riley's future, Caleb Williams and more. We set the record straight, try to figure out what's wrong with the offense and give predictions for USC-Cal.

Adjusting expectations for USC football with the LA Times’ Brady McCollough and previewing the Utah matchup with Ute Nation’s Alex Markham

The LA Times' Brady McCollough comes on the show to discuss his column and reaction to USC's loss at Notre Dame last weekend, what it means for the rest of this season and how ready are the Trojans for the Big Ten next year?

And then Ute Nation's Alex Markham and TrojanSports.com's Ryan Young go deep into the storylines for USC-Utah.

Setting the stage or USC-ND with Max Browne and Irish insider Tyler James, plus the LA Times’ Ryan Kartje on Lincoln Riley

Our resident TrojanSports.com analyst Max Browne joins host Ryan Young to cover the storylines of the week -- including Lincoln Riley's outspoken thoughts on the defense -- and to look ahead to USC-Notre Dame.

Notre Dame insider Tyler James also joins the show to break down the Fighting Irish and share his score prediction.

And the LA Times Ryan Kartje discusses his feature story this week on Lincoln Riley and how the last year has made him think about his football future.

Taking a hard look at USC’s defense and DC Alex Grinch with our resident analyst Max Browne

Former USC QB and our resident TrojanSports.com analyst Max Browne joins host Ryan Young to examine the state and potential of USC's defense, talk Brenden Rice's emergence, Max's favorite play design from the Colorado game and preview the matchup with Arizona.

On location with USC 2026 five-star QB commit Julian Lewis, plus picking early USC MVPs with Max Browne

The Trojan Talk podcast went on location in Carrollton, Georgia, this week to sit down with USC five-star 2026 QB commit Julian Lewis, who is on the cover of Sports Illustrated this week and the top-ranked prospect in his class.

Here from Lewis, his HS coach Joey King (who previously coached Trevor Lawrence) and Rivals analyst John Garcia Jr.

Then our resident TrojanSports.com analyst Max Browne is back on the show to talk early-season MVPs for USC.

What we’ve learned through two weeks of USC football with Max Browne

Our TrojanSports.com analyst Max Browne joins host Ryan Young to trade takeaways on the first two weeks of the USC football season and look ahead to Stanford.

Takeaways from the Trojans’ season opener and expectations for USC-Nevada with Max Browne

Our resident TrojanSports.com analyst Max Browne, the former USC QB, returns for his weekly spot on the podcast, breaking down the Trojans' season debut, the Zachariah Branch Show, the concerns about the defense and much more with host Ryan Young.