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    J. Brady McCollough: Where does Lincoln Riley’s first-year turnaround at USC fit in the sport’s history?

    LOS ANGELES — When witnessing something remarkable in progress, there is a natural instinct to ponder if anything like it has ever happened. So, USC’s wondrous whirlwind from 4-8 to 11-1 and the doorstep of the College Football Playoff in Lincoln Riley’s first season got me to thinking this week: Where does Riley’s masterpiece fit among the best one-year coaching turnarounds in the sport’s ...
    by J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times Nov 30, 2022 3 minutes
    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 Sept. 03, 2022, in Los Angeles.

    LOS ANGELES — When witnessing something remarkable in progress, there is a natural instinct to ponder if anything like it has ever happened.

    So, USC’s wondrous whirlwind from 4-8 to 11-1 and the doorstep of the College Football Playoff in Lincoln Riley’s first season got me to thinking this week: Where does Riley’s masterpiece fit among the best one-year coaching turnarounds in the sport’s history?

    Well, for starters, he’s in illustrious and rare company. Most of the game’s legendary coaches either: a) weren’t handed a program in total tatters, or b) did not achieve major

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