Mutual respect and collaboration are keys for Lincoln Riley at USC in 2024

This is why people are excited about USC’s defense in 2024: No one cares who gets the credit. It’s all about the team.

A lot of themes emerged from Lincoln Riley and the new members of his defensive coaching staff at USC last week when they met the media. One of the themes which really came through as a centerpiece of the media availability session was mutuality. These guys are in this thing together.

In the NIL space, there is something called a “collective.” This USC defensive coaching staff is a collective. It’s not about one guy calling the shots. It’s about a group of really talented coaches working together to create the best results for this USC defense. It’s hard not to get very, very excited about this group and what it is capable of achieving for USC.

Let’s go inside this theme of collaboration, as viewed through the comments made by USC’s coaches: