Lincoln Riley claims USC was 'snaps away' from the playoff, says he's a better coach now than when at Oklahoma

Lincoln Riley's tenure as head coach of the USC Trojans hasn't been smooth sailing.

When he took over ahead of the 2022 season, expectations were high that a coach with his track record would bring the Trojans back to their heyday. While with the Oklahoma Sooners, he went 55-10 and 33-7 in conference, coached in four New Year's Six games, and won 12 games three consecutive seasons.

In 2022, SC was a Caleb Williams injury away from potentially reaching the playoff with a win in the Pac-12 Championship Game...