What went wrong for USC’s offensive and defensive line transfers?

The receiver parlayed his success into a first-round draft selection. After the Buffaloes gave up seven sacks to UCLA this season, head coach Deion Sanders added another viral sound bite to his first season in Boulder by telling reporters he would “go get new linemen.” Conversely, Oregon, Washington and Oregon State — the three Pac-12 teams named as semifinalists for the Joe Moore Award, which honors the nation’s most outstanding offensive line — have one first-year transfer in their combined starting lineups. “So we can get all the best players here, but if we don’t help them get into a position to execute then it doesn’t do any of us any good.” USC’s struggles in the trenches were on full display during a 36-27 loss to Oregon, after which Riley acknowledged the Ducks “played better on the line of scrimmage than we did.” Quarterback Caleb Williams was pressured on seemingly every play, requiring the same fleet-footed magic that helped him win the Heisman to limit Oregon to three sacks. “At least FBS-wide, they’re going to lean more on the transfer portal than the high school guys, but … that runs the risk of all the other things that happen with that, the jelling.” USC quarterback Caleb Williams throws a pass while getting tackled by UCLA defensive lineman Keanu Williams Saturday at the Coliseum. “You don’t turn all that over, kinda from where this thing was, to all of a sudden being a big team the offensive and defensive line,” Riley said after USC’s loss to Oregon.