Anthony Lucas isn’t the next Tuli Tuipulotu, but USC definitely needs the incoming transfer to replace Tuli’s production this season at USC.
While Lincoln Riley didn’t want to go too deep into a Tuli Tuipulotu comparison, he was stuck by how Anthony Lucas evokes the former Trojan in a specific way.
Riley told 247Sports that “Tuli practiced like Anthony. If Tuli wasn’t in a drill you could feel that versus if he was there. The great ones you just kind of feel a presence and Anthony, I’m not saying he’s Tuli. I’m not saying he’s a great player yet but he’s certainly got the chance to be.”
Riley added that “He’s got a really, really high upside. He’s one of those guys that you feel his impact on practice just about every day, and that’s what great, great players and certainly guys that are really good and impactful defensive linemen, you feel them.”
Now that presence needs to translate from the practice field to Saturdays, beginning with the August 26 season opener versus San Jose State.
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