House of Troy

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• Chapter 5: The Booster and the Bulldog

  October 27, 2026 · 47 min

  After Lane Kiffin’s firing in 2013, beloved assistant Ed Orgeron was appointed interim head coach. With influential booster Brian Kennedy in his corner, Orgeron hoped to land the job permanently. But when athletic director Pat Haden passed…

• Chapter 4: Higher Power

  October 13, 2026 · 47 min

  In 2010, Lane Kiffin takes over from Pete Carroll as USC’s head coach. He sees it as a dream job, but soon finds himself tasked with cleaning up his mentor’s mess and guiding the Trojans through NCAA sanctions. In a candid interview with…

• Chapter 3: A New Era

  October 6, 2026 · 48 min

  Reggie Bush was the face of USC football’s glory years — and one of the figures at the center of its collapse. But behind the saga was a group of men trying to build a sports agency around Bush, and in the process, said they provided him…

• Chapter 2: The Trojan Horse

  September 29, 2026 · 45 min

  In 2005, there was no bigger show in L.A. than USC football. The players were household names, celebrities crowded the sidelines, and the wins kept piling up — until Texas came to town. As the dynasty began to crack, Pete Carroll saw his…

• Chapter 1: Win Forever

  September 22, 2026 · 46 min

  In the late 1990s, USC football was in desperate need of a revival. The school turned to an unpopular choice: Pete Carroll, a former NFL coach. What happened next would transform USC into a college football powerhouse and Carroll into the…

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