Lincoln Riley and Deion Sanders avoided trash talk and instead complimented each other's roster transformations at USC and Colorado.
Not everything went according to plan against Arizona State, but Caleb Williams’ ability to connect on deep passes remains a strength in the USC offense.Instead, Tuesday became a battle of which coach could offer the more glowing praise of the other, as Riley heaped compliments on his counterpart for helping transform Colorado from a hopeless 1-11 program into the biggest story in sports.
A few hours earlier, Sanders took the same approach, expressing admiration for USC’s coach at the top of his news conference. The coaches have yet to meet, but the admiration clearly flows in both directions. While some detractors have made known their distaste for Sanders’ brash approach, Riley deemed it “very genuine.”
“Everybody has got different personalities,” Riley said. “When you’re fake and you’re someone you’re not, people see right through that. Regardless of what your characteristics are, of your personality, if you’re yourself, you can be a great leader. He certainly seems to do that, seems to be very genuine, and certainly his guys have responded to that.
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