USC football is back at claiming victories on the recruiting trail. This time edging out rival UCLA for a talented four-star.

Four-star linebacker Talanoa Ili, No. 53 in the 2026 ESPN 300, has committed to USC over UCLA, he told ESPN on Sunday, the latest high-profile addition in the Trojans' class, as coach Lincoln Riley prepares for the program's second season in the Big Ten.

With Paul Skenes waving on FaceTime, LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne, center right, poses with Todd Graves, second from left, and friends following game four of the College World Series between the Tigers and the Razorbacks, Saturday, June 14, 2025, at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb. LSU defeated Arkansas 4-1.

Student speaker Harriet Grace Leibowitz said, ‘UCLA wasn’t just a test of endurance, it was a lesson in resilience.’

Sophomore Roch Cholowsky of UCLA has been named the recipient of the 2025 Brooks Wallace Award, the the College Baseball Foundation announced. The award annually honors the nation's top shortstop, based on combined offensive and defensive performance.

"Everything that they've been wanting. I'm just blessed and grateful to be here. I see the vision. I trust it. And I want to win a national championship."Ili had official visits with Oklahoma, Texas,