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USC's Lincoln Riley Says LA Coliseum Will Be 'The Mecca of College Football'

Bleacher Report | November 29, 2021

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Lincoln Riley has high hopes for his tenure at USC.

During his introductory press conference Monday, Riley told reporters he wants to turn Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum into the "Mecca of college football."

Arash Markazi

Lincoln Riley as he looks at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: “This place is going to be full. This is going to be the mecca of college football.”

Given how much the program stagnated under Clay Helton—the Trojans are 4-7 entering their season finale against California on Saturday—USC will likely need a year or two before it's competing with the elite of college football.

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