The numerous NFL scouting personnel on hand to watch USC beat Colorado 48-41 may not have been watching just the players on the field.
Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders and Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley "will both get NFL feelers, probably soon," according to NBC Sports' Peter King.
Riley has been on the radar of NFL teams for a few years. When reporting on his extension with Oklahoma in July 2020, The Athletic's Bruce Feldman reported he had declined offers to speak with "several" pro teams.
The 40-year-old has a lot of reasons to stay in college—reportedly $110 million of them—but the day might come when he's ready to leave the year-round grind of coaching and recruiting and coaching and recruiting behind.