Entering Year 2 of his USC coaching tenure, Lincoln Riley says college football needs the Trojans to be a national power and elevate the West Coast.
Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff tried to project confidence at football media day amid concerns about defections and the absence of a TV deal.“What it creates when it’s good is such a unique atmosphere and setting, and it’s so good not just for USC and the West Coast, but the sport in general,” Riley said. “It’s just something new and unique and different.’ game when the Lakers are good.
And now I can feel the eye rolls from Tuscaloosa, Ala., to Athens, Ga., to Baton Rouge, La. But hey, there’s a reason Riley is coaching USC and not Louisiana State — and we can assume it isn’t because LSU preferred Brian Kelly to the most coveted young coach in college football. Now, I can’t honestly say that a revved up Coliseum atmosphere is on the level of a Saturday night in LSU’s “Death Valley” or an Ohio State-Michigan game at the “Horseshoe” or the “Big House.”
I asked Riley if this feeling was something he felt when he took the job or something he’s realized since being here.
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