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

USC is hiring longtime NFL assistant Rob Ryan as its linebackers coach, the program announced Saturday. Ryan, 62, will also hold the title of assistant head coach for defense as the Trojans enter their second season in the Big Ten needing to make more defensive strides under fourth-year head coach Lincoln Riley.

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

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.

Rob Ryan spent 17 years as an NFL coordinator, leading defenses in Buffalo, Oakland, Cleveland, New Orleans and Dallas. In Buffalo, where twin brother Rex Ryan was head coach, Rob Ryan first ...

In Buffalo, they worked under head coach Rex Ryan, Rob’s twin brother. Lynn has become one of the top coordinators in college football after leading impressive back-to-back rebuilding jobs at ...

On Jan. 18, the USC Trojans hired Rob Ryan as the team’s linebackers and assistant head coach for defense. The hiring of Ryan came as a bit of a surprise, but a

Hollington United’s chances of winning the Macron Store Hastings East Sussex Football League title have seemingly been getting better and better by the week.

Boomer and Gio agree that the Jets hiring Aaron Glenn as their next head coach would not be a good idea given his lack of experience at the position.

With Johnson heading to Chicago and Mike Vrabel already in New England, five head coaching vacancies remain. The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported. The Jets, Saints, Jaguars, Raiders and Cowboys are still in the hunt.