USC Trojans Center Kilian O'Connor Talks Journey as a Former Walk-On, Lincoln Riley, & 2026 Season

The PatteFacts: A College Football Show · Aug 5, 2026 · 33m

College Football's fastest-rising analyst William Patteson is joined by USC Football Center Kilian O’Connor as TPF’s “Summer Interview Series” rolls on. Patteson starts off with a curveball, no pun intended, and then details the beginning of O’Connor’s success story starting at the high school level. O’Connor’s journey from a walk-on to one of the lead members of the USC Trojans offense heading into the 2026 season wasn’t given, and the Trojans’ lineman details how he even got to Southern California in the first place. The duo then pivots through O’Connor’s journey as a reserve offensive…