When Lincoln Riley left Norman, Oklahoma for the sandy beaches of Los Angeles, it rocked the football world. Not necessarily for the change of climate and topography, but because Riley had had amazing success at Oklahoma, while the USC Trojans, albeit a historic program, were in dire need of a facelift and a lot of work would be needed to turn things around.
There were many reasons that Lincoln Riley made the decision to move his family across the country, as he has stated many times. For one, as mentioned above, USC is a historic program, one of the blue bloods that deserves to be back at the pinnacle. Riley saw this as an opportunity to awaken a sleeping giant, and make USC the “Mecca of College Football.”
We knew that the money was also a pretty savory cherry on top. Because USC is a private institution they don’t have to divulge coaching contracts, but it was reported that Riley received a 10-year deal worth roughly $110 million.
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