Lincoln Riley’s move to USC is going to make a lot of recruits rethink their original Oklahoma commitments.
The first of which is running back commit Raleek Brown, a five-star recruit in the class of 2022.
Class if 2022 5-star running back from Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei. Currently committed to Oklahoma. USC seems like the favorite now though. https://t.co/B3kM4VYJ7E
— Dan Wetzel (@DanWetzel) November 28, 2021
Brown reportedly told ESPN’s Tom VanHaaren Riley’s decision “changes everything” for him.
Yahoo Sports’ Dan Wetzel added, “[Class of 2022] 5-star running back from Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei. Currently committed to Oklahoma. USC seems like the favorite now though.”
On Sunday, reports flooded in that Lincoln Riley was making the jump from Oklahoma to USC.
It makes all the sense in the world for the now-former Sooners coach to head out west. With Oklahoma’s impending move to the SEC, the path to the College Football Playoff will be a lot harder going forward.
With the Trojans, Riley secured what’s easily the best job in the Pac-12, for the most prestigious university in the conference.
Oklahoma’s Lincoln Riley expected to be named USC’s next head coach, per @mzenitz pic.twitter.com/z9SIC72pku
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 28, 2021
Not only that, but the path to national championship is paved much clearer in Southern Cal. Outside of Oregon, there really isn’t a program that can compete with USC when the program has the right coach and administration.
Lincoln Riley has already recruited the state of California extremely well, as evidenced by Raleek Brown’s initial commitment to OU.
If Riley can keep the Cali recruits in his backyard, expect USC to be back and be back in a hurry.
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