The patience has paid off for USC fans. By the end of this month, the Trojans will have competed in an actual football game. After what has seemed like a multiyear wait, coach Lincoln Riley will lead his team out at the Coliseum with something at stake for the record.
Being less than a month away from the Missouri State game signals how close fans are to the return to the action.
This has also been symbolized through the opening of training camp. With news continuing to come from the practice field, it is becoming all that much more of a reality as to the season beginning.