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Great decision by Riley to leave for USC. It's easier to win in the Pac-12 vs the SEC. He already made some inroads into recruiting Cali before he left-- as he has 3 top 50 prospects from Cali in his 2023 OU recruiting class, including the #2 overall guy who is a QB. I'm sure it won't be a hard sell to get those players to USC, nor should it be that hard to get alot of the top Cali talent to stay at home now to play.

Carroll showed that if you are a good coach and recruiter, you can dominate at USC. IF Riley turns around USC, then this is great for the game IMO. Major brand, major market, west coast-- all things that will benefit the sport if Riley can turn USC into a contender quickly. After 5 years of basically Bama, Clemson, tOSU, it would be nice to see other teams rise up and compete. College football has gotten stale, and this year has been a breath of fresh air with UC, Michigan. Georgia and even OK State all potentially being in the playoff.