The USC Trojans have a ton of reasons to be thrilled with the hire of Kliff Kingsbury. The development of Miller Moss and Malachi Nelson behind starting quarterback Caleb Williams is one reason.
However, another reason is that this shows how far this program has come with Lincoln Riley’s facelift. The Clay Helton era was forgettable, and the Lane Kiffin and Steve Sarkisian period was another headache.
But Riley knows the Kingsbury hire shows how far things have come (h/t Ryan Kartje of The Los Angeles Times).
The decision caught many off guard, although it wasn’t a surprise to Riley himself.
“I asked Kliff just in kind of passing if it’d be something he’d be interested in and described it to him. And he thought about it for a little bit. I thought it just ended up being a great fit for both sides. He’s obviously got familiarity with our offense, he’s got familiarity with a lot of the members on our staff, so I think that certainly made sense.”
Now, it’s a reality, and we will see what the USC offense looks like with Kingsbury working closely with the quarterbacks.
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