USC aces first true test of Lincoln Riley era in commanding win over Stanford

PALO ALTO, Calif. — It was supposed to be Lincoln Riley’s first true test. A new trip to face a new opponent in a conference still entirely unfamiliar to USC’s new coach. The circumstances practically begged for a rude awakening, so much so that Riley spent part of this past week with a rollout bed at the ready in his office.

But when that test finally came Saturday at Stanford, USC could kick its feet up on the desk, as the right answers came rolling