Lincoln Riley Opens Up: Reviving USC, Attacking Adversity & Developing Elite QBs

USC Football Head Coach Lincoln Riley joins Adam Breneman on today's episode of Next Up. Lincoln Riley gets candid about his coaching journey from his early days as a GA at Texas Tech, how he shaped Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray into Heisman winners in Oklahoma, and his shocking exit from OU and leap to USC. Coach Riley also reflects back on his first two years building USC football, the coaching changes he's made on the defensive side of the ball, Caleb Williams, and much much more.

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Next Up is hosted by Adam Breneman and is presented by The College Sports Company. On Next Up, Adam Breneman sits down with the biggest names in sports and lets them tell their stories, unfiltered. Adam is a former All-American and Penn State alum, media personality, college football analyst for ESPN, and co-founder of The College Sports Company (@TheCollegeSportsCo).

CHAPTERS
00:00-Intro
03:05-Catching Up
03:55-Taking Over at USC
05:31-Initial Changes Made at USC
07:04-Reflecting on First Two Years at USC
10:11-Developing QBs
12:29-Evaluating Talent
14:26-Common Traits Amongst Riley’s QBs
16:01-Balancing Head Coaching Responsibilities
19:02-Young Coaching Journey
21:35-Transfer Portal & Roster Management
24:54-Moving to the Big 10
26:33-University Alignment
27:58-Time at Oklahoma
29:31-Investing in Creative
31:44-Overcoming Adversity
34:12-Defensive Changes
36:27-Path to a Championship
39:11-New Facility
41:32-Riley’s Why

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