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.

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.

Rob Ryan has left the NFL to join Southern California as its assistant head coach for defense and linebackers, the school announced on Saturday. Ryan, 62, spent 24 of his

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.

The USC Trojans have hired former NFL assistant Rob Ryan as the defense's assistant head coach as well as linebackers coach. Ryan is a two-time Super Bowl champ

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

The longtime NFL assistant coach and brother of former Jets and Bills head coach Rex Ryan was named the new linebackers coach at USC on Saturday. USC needed a linebackers coach after former North Dakota State head coach Matt Entz was named the head coach at Fresno State following the 2024 season.

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

Just two days after USC secured a contract extension with D'Anton Lynn as the program's defensive coordinator, head coach Lincoln Riley has bolstered his staff further by adding another assistant with NFL experience, joining former Rams and Chargers defensive line coach Eric Henderson.

Former New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Rob Ryan is now coaching college football with the USC Trojans: