Since taking over as the head coach of the USC Trojans in 2022, Lincoln Riley has made heavy use of the transfer portal, and it sounds like he’s ready to hit the portal to bolster his roster once again this offseason – though probably less than the previous two years.
During a press conference this week, Lincoln Riley made it clear that USC will still target “a couple of positions” in the transfer portal, but will not use the portal quite as heavily as the team has in the past.
“We’re certainly going to be targeting a couple of positions in the portal,” Riley said according to On3. “I think it’s going to continue to taper down and that has kind of been our goal from the beginning.
“Even looking back to two years ago as we started to map it out, I think goal one here was starting to establish some culture and some winning ways, and then I think building a roster that could be competitve in the first couple years and that can give yourself a chance to win and to win championships.”
It’s clear that USC wants to become less reliant on the transfer portal as time goes on, but that doesn’t mean the team will pass up a chance to improve its roster if that opportunity arises.
