1-on-1 with Lincoln Riley & who’s the best out West? | Always College Football

Lincoln Riley joins the show to discuss why his ‘big picture’ rebuild of USC is coming together, how he has handled the expectations, what the #1 recruiting class in 2025 means for the Trojans, why there will be little drop off in the WR room, if this is the year the Trojans break through and much more. Plus, McElroy gives some spring intel for USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington and asks who is the best team out West?   Timecodes:  0:00 Intros 2:10 Linocln Riley joins the show  2:20 The “big picture” for Lincoln Riley is coming together 5:10 How has Riley handled the expectations at USC 7:45 Riley discusses how USC ended with the #1 recruiting class 11:00 What Gary Patterson brings to the USC defense and how Riley got him to USC 16:45 The WR room is going to have “no drop off” 18:10 Are people paying enough attention to Jayden Maiava 20:20 Riley talks the schedule and what they have to do to prepare for it 23:30 Why is this the year USC breaks through 25:37 Who is the best team out West? 27:00 USC Spring Intel - Do Maiava & company have everything in place 32:30 Washington Spring Intel - Chemistry between Demond Williams Jr and WR’s 32:20 UCLA Spring Intel - Bob Chesney’s rebuild starts 41:15 Oregon Spring Intel - will a return of key pieces fuels a Natty run ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/cfb #ESPN