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Texas trip conjures Riley's rise as a coach
Los Angeles Times
|December 11, 2025
Staffing issue offered a big opportunity, and he stepped up with ‘no hesitation’
USC COACH Lincoln Riley, center, proved himself as a play-caller 16 years ago with Texas Tech. Interim coach RuffinMcNeill had sensed that Riley was the man for their situation.
USC will face Texas Christian in its first trip to the Alamo Bowl on Dec. 30, the night before the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff kick off. Throw in the fact that the Horned Frogs finished in seventh place in the Big 12, and you don't exactly have a marquee, made-for-TV matchup.
But for USC's coach, the Alamo Bowl should carry a certain significance - if only for the fact that it's where his reputation as a budding offensive mastermind was born.
This story is from the December 11, 2025 edition of Los Angeles Times.
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