Lincoln Riley discusses USC’s freshman class adjusting to college ball
The Trojans have an extremely talented true freshman class, but it is still a very young group. However have they looked in their first spring at USC?
USC is currently getting close to the end of its 2026 spring practice . Believe it or not, the Trojans are currently wrapping up their last week of spring ball. One of the biggest highlights of this year’s spring practice has been the debut of USC’a highly-touted freshman class.
After signing the top recruiting class in the country back in December, the Trojans are expecting to get some immediate contributions from their true freshmen this fall. Many of USC’s signees have enrolled early at USC and are currently practicing with the team, despite the fact that they should still be in high school. So how are the young players adjusting to college football?
Following one of the Trojans’ spring practices, head coach Lincoln Riley discussed the matter. “This group I think is handling [the transition] pretty well,” Riley said. “A lot of these guys did a nice job through the recruiting process of trying to be up here a lot.
And so I think it’s helped the acclization of those guys. “I think our older players, our returners have helped, and they’ve come out here and they’ve competed hard in the beginning. A lot of guys I think will help this football team and help this football team quickly.