'It's time': Lincoln Riley confident USC football ready for CFP run

May 19, 2026

By Adam Rittenberg, ESPN: USC coach Lincoln Riley hasn’t led the Trojans to the College Football Playoff, but he still knows what a playoff team looks like.

He says he believes his team has all the ingredients to break through this coming season. Riley, who is 35-18 at USC after guiding Oklahoma to the CFP in each of his first four seasons as Sooners coach, said the expectations are clear for his fifth season with the Trojans.

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'It's time': Lincoln Riley confident USC ready for CFP run

USC coach Lincoln Riley is not backing down from his assurance that the Trojans are in a championship window, saying the time is now to truly compete.

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