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    College football storylines: Is Lane Kiffin or Lincoln Riley the transfer portal king?

    by J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times Apr 14, 2022 7 minutes
    USC football coach Lincoln Riley looks on as quarterback transfer Caleb Williams makes a pass during spring practice at USC on March 22, 2022, in Los Angeles.

    LOS ANGELES — Spring practices have delivered the first glimpse of how college football rosters altered by high-profile transfers and coaching changes could shape the upcoming college football season. Here are some top storylines to watch as teams prepare for the 2022-23 season:

    The transfer portal should affect programs like never before

    Lincoln Riley's 13 transfers into the USC program is a number that he has said will grow in the coming months, and all college football rosters will remain in flux 365 days a year until some rules are put in to bring structure to the sport's era of free agency.

    Lane Kiffin, who has also worked the portal to his advantage at Ole Miss, tweeted a picture of a sweatshirt declaring him "Portal King" but joked the title should probably go to Riley.

    But which teams will actually win the portal in 2022? The answer will likely start at quarterback. Here are some of the top transfers at the position this offseason:

    — Caleb Williams, Oklahoma to USC: Williams showed flashes of being a star as a freshman at OU and is the best reason to think the Trojans can get back to their winning ways.

    — Quinn Ewers, Ohio State to Texas: Ewers, the former

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