Lincoln Riley says USC’s offensive line is ‘gonna respond’ against Wisconsin

LOS ANGELES — When Lincoln Riley arrived in Southern California in November 2021, less than a month remained until much of the 2022 class would put pen to paper, and USC walked away that year without a single offensive lineman up from the high school ranks.

In many ways, that barren cupboard has signified – and shaped – how Riley has built an entire program at USC. A few returners stayed, and in came a couple transfers, to patch together a 2022 line. In came more transfers, by sheer need, to fill a front in 2023 that collapsed.