USC dominated on both sides of the ball in Lincoln Riley's debut on Saturday. tajwar002 has more on the Trojans win over Rice:
PGRpdiBjbGFzcz0nc3RfX2NvbnRlbnQtYmxvY2sgc3RfX2NvbnRlbnQtYmxv Y2stLXR3ZWV0Jz4KPGRpdiBjbGFzcz0nY2VudGVyX3R3ZWV0Jz48YmxvY2tx dW90ZSBjbGFzcz0idHdpdHRlci10d2VldCI+PHAgbGFuZz0iZW4iIGRpcj0i bHRyIj5QTEFZIDM6IDxhIGhyZWY9Imh0dHBzOi8vdHdpdHRlci5jb20vcmFs ZW5nb2ZvcnRoP3JlZl9zcmM9dHdzcmMlNUV0ZnciPkByYWxlbmdvZm9ydGg8 L2E+IHNjb3JlcyB0aGUgdGhpcmQgcGljay1zaXggb2YgdGhlIGdhbWUgPGEg aHJlZj0iaHR0cHM6Ly90LmNvL2ZjQXFiS1d2VHIiPnBpYy50d2l0dGVyLmNv bS9mY0FxYktXdlRyPC9hPjwvcD4mbWRhc2g7IFVTQyBUcm9qYW5zIChAVVND...
Williams’ accuracy is truly special -- his ball placement was practically perfect on nearly every throw at each level of the field. His presence of mind in the pocket also stood out, as did his decision-making, seemingly making the right read on most every snap. The arm talent the sophomore possesses was clear for everyone to see as well, evidenced on a number of off-platform dimes and frozen ropes toward the sideline.
Bullock played a brilliant game from the back end of the defense, where playing assignment-sound football is critical to the job. He hardly made a mistake on the day, and made plenty of impact plays along the way.explosive second-quarter touchdown. Whereas the Trojans' other offensive scores of the day were short runs blocked well or well-designed short passes, Brown’s touchdown play was a spectacular display of skill.The Trojans offense was simply too talented and too well designed for the Owls to keep up with. At no point did it seem like the Owls had any capacity to slow down Riley’s offense. USC marched up and down the field with impunity.
There’s a lot to clean up still, and the rotations have yet to be settled on that side of the ball. All in all, this was more or less the best start USC could have hoped for. There’s clearly a lot to work on, but this was certainly the right foot to start out on. The energy and excitement on the team was evident from kickoff.