USC center Kilian O'Connor out for entire season with injury
8 sources • 2 min read • Latest: Aug 7, 2026, 1:13 AM
Last updated Aug 7, 2026
USC center Kilian O'Connor will miss the entire 2026 season due to a non-contact leg injury, as announced by head coach Lincoln Riley on August 6. The injury is a significant setback for the Trojans, as O'Connor was expected to play a key role this year. The coaching staff will need to adjust its roster and strategy as they prepare for the upcoming games without their starting center.
- •Kilian O'Connor suffers a non-contact leg injury.
- •O'Connor will not play in the entire 2026 season.
- •Head coach Lincoln Riley confirmed the injury on August 6.
- •USC must adjust its lineup for upcoming games.
- 3:25 PMYahoo Sports — USC offensive line must cultivate versatility to fill gap at center
- 1:13 AMYahoo Sports — USC football suffers huge blow with season-ending loss of center Kilian O’Connor
- 11:48 PMYahoo Sports — USC starting center Kilian O'Connor out for season after non-contact practice injury
- 11:21 PMYahoo Sports — Kilian O'Connor sidelined for season in blow to USC offensive line
- 11:09 PMESPN NCAAF — USC loses starting center O'Connor for season
- 10:53 PMYahoo Sports — USC Dealt Crushing Blow With Season-Ending OL Injury
- 10:27 PMYahoo Sports — USC starting center suffers season-ending injury
- 10:27 PMYahoo Sports — USC offensive line must adjust with Kilian O’Connor out for the season
"Southern California starting center Kilian O'Connor will miss the upcoming season due to injury. Head coach Lincoln Riley announced O'Connor's injury Thursday at USC's new $225 million Bloom Football Performance Center. Riley wasn't specific about the nature of O'Connor's setback, only calling it a non-contact “freak injury” that required surgery.
"USC center Kilian O'Connor is out for the rest of the season, as head coach Lincoln Riley announced that he had a "freak injury." The post USC Dealt Crushing Blow With Season-Ending OL Injury appeared first on LA Sports Report.
"The depth on USC’s offensive line is suddenly being tested — three weeks before the season opener. Coach Lincoln Riley told reporters on Thursday that center Kilian O’Connor suffered a...
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External links- Yahoo SportsAug 7, 2026, 3:25 PMUSC offensive line must cultivate versatility to fill gap at center
Losing Kilian O’Connor at center is a tough blow, but the Trojans might have a solution with versatile offensive linemen adjusting to fill new roles
- Yahoo SportsAug 7, 2026, 1:13 AMUSC football suffers huge blow with season-ending loss of center Kilian O’Connor
The depth on USC’s offensive line is suddenly being tested — three weeks before the season opener. Coach Lincoln Riley told reporters on Thursday that center Kilian O’Connor suffered a...
- Yahoo SportsAug 6, 2026, 11:48 PMUSC starting center Kilian O'Connor out for season after non-contact practice injury
Southern California starting center Kilian O'Connor will miss the upcoming season due to injury. Head coach Lincoln Riley announced O'Connor's injury Thursday at USC's new $225 million Bloom Football Performance Center. Riley wasn't specific about the nature of O'Connor's setback, only calling it a non-contact “freak injury” that required surgery.
- Yahoo SportsAug 6, 2026, 11:21 PMKilian O'Connor sidelined for season in blow to USC offensive line
USC center Kilian O'Connor will miss the 2026 season, according to USC head coach Lincoln Riley. Here's the latest.
- ESPN NCAAFAug 6, 2026, 11:09 PMUSC loses starting center O'Connor for season
USC center Kilian O'Connor will miss the entire season after suffering a non-contact leg injury, head coach Lincoln Riley announced Thursday.
- Yahoo SportsAug 6, 2026, 10:53 PMUSC Dealt Crushing Blow With Season-Ending OL Injury
USC center Kilian O'Connor is out for the rest of the season, as head coach Lincoln Riley announced that he had a "freak injury." The post USC Dealt Crushing Blow With Season-Ending OL Injury appeared first on LA Sports Report.
- Yahoo SportsAug 6, 2026, 10:27 PMUSC starting center suffers season-ending injury
Kilian O'Connor was expected to be USC's starting center in 2026, but the veteran has suffered a season-ending injury.
- Yahoo SportsAug 6, 2026, 10:27 PMUSC offensive line must adjust with Kilian O’Connor out for the season
The Trojans got some brutal injury news on Thursday with the announcement that their projected starting center will miss the entire year
- Yahoo SportsAug 6, 2026, 10:00 PMUSC starting center Kilian O'Connor out for 2026 football season
USC received a crushing blow when Kilian O'Connor suffered a non-contact injury which will sideline him for the full 2026 season
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