Offense

Head coach Riley’s first year at USC produced the top rated offense in F+ advanced statistics and a Heisman trophy for returning starter #13 QB C. Williams. I’d studied Riley and Williams the year before at Oklahoma in preparation for the 2021 Alamo Bowl and found the 2022 version to be just as much of a treat for a student of innovative schemes – the combination of an Air Raid-inspired route tree with man-blocking and RPOs, which are not part of that offense’s original lineage, plus truly exceptional skill talent and a quarterback who can make NFL throws look easy and salvage (unfortunately frequent) line breakdowns with elite pocket presence and scramble yardage is almost impossible to stop.