USC paid nearly $20 million in 2022 to bring Lincoln Riley to L.A.

May 16, 2024

By Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times via Yahoo Sports: His hire, in late November 2021, was heralded as a monumental moment for USC and its struggling football program. But actually landing Lincoln Riley, one of the brightest young minds in college football, did not come cheap.

USC shelled out $19.7 million in reportable compensation to Riley between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023, according to a federal tax return filed by the university and obtained by The Times.

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USC paid nearly $20 million in 2022 to bring Lincoln Riley to L.A.

Lincoln Riley's buyout from Oklahoma, salary and compensation in his first USC season cost the Trojans nearly $20 million, according to tax records.

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