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USC QB Caleb Williams and coach Lincoln Riley 'in lockstep' heading into Year 2 together

USC quarterback Caleb Williams and head coach Lincoln Riley on the sideline during the Trojans' spring scrimmages at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on April 23, 2022, in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES — After everything they'd weathered during one year together, all Caleb Williams needed now from his coach was a look from the sideline. A shoulder shrug. A head nod. A thumbs-up. That, the USC quarterback says, would be signal enough for him to know exactly what Lincoln Riley was thinking.

By that point, the USC coach could usually tell what was coming from his quarterback, too.

"The way he walks out on the field, I can almost tell you the kind of day he's going to have," Riley said. "I've seen now so

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