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Here are five things to watch for in the first game of the Lincoln Riley era at USC:

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LOS ANGELES — Until it actually happens, there will be constant chatter about whether USC is "back" under Lincoln Riley. The debate will carry on with many subjective criteria being used by the program's supporters and detractors, but here's one objective marker that should be considered in the discussion:

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LOS ANGELES — After eight months of analyzing and tweaking and deftly maneuvering through college football's first offseason of something akin to free agency, how was it going to feel early Friday morning for the new-look USC Trojans to finally be together at Brian Kennedy Field?

LOS ANGELES — Jordan Addison first saw the news on social media.

LOS ANGELES — When Lincoln Riley took the reins of a USC program in desperate need of a rebuild, no one expected a new foundation to be laid overnight. Still, when Riley was asked in November how quickly he could turn around the Trojans, he didn't try to limit expectations.