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Lincoln Riley makes a strong impression: Four takeaways from USC's win over Rice

Lincoln Riley knows how to make a good first impression. The coach opened his USC tenure with a dominant 66-14 win over Rice on Saturday at the Coliseum. A year ago, fans chanted to fire coach Clay Helton after a season-opening win against San Jose State. On Saturday, after the new-look Trojans trounced their visitors and when Riley put on a headset for a postgame interview on the field, fans ...
Head coach Lincoln Riley of the USC Trojans looks to make his way off the field after warm-up before the game against the Rice Owls at United Airlines Field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 03, 2022, in Los Angeles, California.

Lincoln Riley knows how to make a good first impression.

The coach opened his USC tenure with a dominant 66-14 win over Rice on Saturday at the Coliseum. A year ago, fans chanted to fire coach Clay Helton after a season-opening win against San Jose State. On Saturday, after the new-look Trojans trounced their visitors and when Riley put on a headset for a postgame interview on the field, fans cheered at his image projected on the concourse TVs.

Here are four takeaways from the

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