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

02:28-Catching Up

03:18-Taking Over at USC

04:54-Initial Changes Made at USC

06:27-Reflecting on First Two Years at USC

09:34-Developing QBs

11:52-Evaluating Talent

13:49-Common Traits Amongst Riley’s QBs

15:24-Balancing Head Coaching Responsibilities

18:25-Young Coaching Journey

20:58-Transfer Portal & Roster Management

24:17-Moving to the Big 10

25:56-University Alignment

27:21-Time at Oklahoma

28:54-Investing in Creative

31:07-Overcoming Adversity

33:35-Defensive Changes

35:50-Path to a Championship

38:34-New Facility

40:55-Riley’s Why