A few hours after he was first introduced as USC’s next head coach, Lincoln Riley was in Raleek Brown’s living room. A few days after that, the five-star Santa Ana Mater Dei running back decided to follow Riley to USC. Brown is the first commitment for Riley in USC’s 2022 class and was clearly a priority for the new coach, …
On paper, last February, it probably would’ve seemed like a pipe dream: The top high school football prospect in the nation. After landing one of the state’s top 20 prospects a year ago, USC signed nine in its 2021 class, the most it has claimed in-state of that caliber since 2004. “I’ve always said that some guys can elevate you …