Lincoln Riley is making chess moves by leaning into his offense – Trojans Wire

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Is Lincoln Riley just not trying hard enough to develop his defense with the help of coordinator Alex Grinch? Is Riley the proverbial kid in the candy store who likes the sweets and treats but isnt willing to eat his vegetables and tend to the less fun, less sexy parts of putting together a complete team?

One should not think that Rileys clear decision to lean on his offense this year means that he is failing to develop his defense. This is more about being in tune with the needs of successful college football teams. Nick Saban embraces defense, but he knows that winning big in modern college football requires having an elite offense which maximizes skill-position talent.

Saban won the 2020 SEC Championship Game 52-46 over Florida. He needed an offense which could outscore opponents. It is little different for Riley at USC.

I talked about these and other related tension points with Mark Rogers on his USC YouTube show at The Voice of College Football.

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