LOS ANGELES — At the end of USC's convincing victory over Notre Dame last Saturday night, a familiar chant echoed around the Coliseum.
LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 26, 2022: USC Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley reacts after the Trojans sacked Notre Dame Fighting Irish quarterback Drew Pyne late in the game at the Coliseum on November 26, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.last Saturday night, a familiar chant echoed around the Coliseum.For the first time in a long time, those words rang true. Long-dormant USC at last resembles the USC of old again.
Will.i.am, the Grammy award-winning rapper and songwriter, cheered from the USC sideline as Williams made Notre Dame pass rushers look silly. So did an array of Trojan legends including Keyshawn Johnson, Brian Cushing and Willie McGinest. USC had been searching in vain for a competent leader since 2010 when Carroll fled to the NFL amidst an NCAA investigation. Lane Kiffin was famously fired on the LAX tarmac after a poor start to his fourth season. Steve Sarkisian didn’t even last two years as a result of personal problems. Interim coach Ed Orgeron charmed USC players and alumni but didn’t get a vote of confidence from the administration.
“It was his history,” Tuipolotu said. “We knew what he had done before. All we had to do was buy in.” The reunion between Riley and Williams was USC’s most important addition. When Williams chose to follow his former coach to Los Angeles in early February, it meant that Riley had an ultra-talented, dual-threat quarterback who already understood the intricacies of his offense.
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