USC football head coach Lincoln Riley is ready to challenge the best teams as USC joins the Big Ten.
for its first season as part of the Big Ten conference, where competition is expected to ramp up as they compete with some of the best teams in the nation for conference titles and playoff berths.
“Well, there’s no patience. It’s just an understanding of it is what it is. Our patience is — we want it to happen yesterday,” Rileywhile speaking with reporters. “And that’s been our mentality from the day we walked in here. I mean, despite all the things we knew, gotta build and you guys, probably most of you were there, the day I got hired I stood up there and said ‘Championships are going to be the deal from the beginning.
Riley proved all the doubts wrong by leading USC to the Pac-12's best record and an 11-3 overall record in his first season with the Trojans. While the Trojans ended up losing in the Pac-12 Championship Game, they overcame expectations and emerged as contenders. The Trojans did disappoint during the following season in 2023 as they could not overcome the holes in their offensive line and a defense that ranked 116th in all of college football. This offseason, they have taken steps to shore up those areas, particularly on defense.
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