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USC, LSU face similarities and critical Year 3s for Lincoln Riley, Brian Kelly

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THE ANNOUNCEMENTS CAME 37 hours apart in November 2021, two coaching hires -- and abrupt departures -- that rocked college football and would forever bind USC's Lincoln Riley and LSU's Brian Kelly.

Riley and Kelly left two programs that nobody leaves, Oklahoma and Notre Dame, respectively, for the chance to pursue national championships with the Trojans and Tigers. They haven't had much of a chance to reflect on their moves, at least with one another, although the time will eventually come.

"We get like 20 seconds to talk to each other as we're passing through hallways," Kelly told ESPN.