Defensive coordinator D'Anton Lynn will remain with USC after the two sides agreed to a contract extension Thursday.

Southern California has signed defensive coordinator D'Anton Lynn to a contract extension after his strong debut season with the Trojans. USC didn't disclose details of Lynn's new deal in its announcement Thursday night,

For a brief moment, the future of USC’s defense in the Lincoln Riley era hung in the balance, with a defensive coordinator uprooted 2,570 miles away in State College, Pennsylvania. On Tuesday, former Penn State DC Tom Allen was formally inked as Clemson’s newest defensive coordinator,

USC football witnessed the defense improve under D'Anton Lynn. The school made sure he got rewarded for his work.

USC Trojans defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn has agreed to a contract extension to remain with the program, the news was first was first reported by ESPN’s Pe