Best in the country? College football world in awe of USC's offense under Lincoln Riley
The best offense in the country?
That’s what folks are debating after USC ran up 35 points on the Stanford Cardinal Saturday night in primetime.
Aided by three first-half turnovers from Stanford, USC put on a show in the first 30 minutes of its second game under Lincoln Riley. Quarterback Caleb Williams went to the locker room for the halftime break with more touchdowns (four) than incompletions (two) and 244 passing yards. Star wideout Jordan Addison was on the receiving end of two of those scores — putting up 124 yards receiving in just the first half.
After a 66-14 drubbing of Rice in the opener, USC’s offense looks awfully effective early on in Lincoln Riley’s first year with the program. Williams and Addison were equally effective working in tandem a week ago, and it has the rest of the college football public raving about that side of the ball…
And questioning the other side, which gave up 319 yards in the first half itself.
Caleb Williams' first half for USC
244 pass yards
4 touchdowns
2 incompletionsUSC up 35-14 at the half. #FightOn✌️ pic.twitter.com/RSnPeIYs4e
— Saturday Out West (@satoutwest) September 11, 2022
This offense 🤯 @USC_FB
— JuJu Smith-Schuster (@TeamJuJu) September 11, 2022
like if you had to pick the best anything of any Pac-12 team, USC’s offense is the best thing in the entire league. this shit looks like a nightmare. and i’m not convinced there’s a defense that can stop them right this very moment.
— carlos: a pac-12 enjoyer (@equitybruin) September 11, 2022
This #USC offense just looks smooth. Like they know exactly what they want to do and they just do it.
— Ryan Abraham (@insidetroy) September 11, 2022
Is USC's offense this good or is Stanford's defense this bad?
Yes
— Jon Wilner (@wilnerhotline) September 11, 2022
Man, this #USC offense is a BUZZ SAW
— Chris Treviño (@ChrisNTrevino) September 11, 2022
The whiplash of going from #USC’s 2021 offense to the 2022 offense: pic.twitter.com/GvyyT76YfD
— Chris Treviño (@ChrisNTrevino) September 11, 2022
#USC is playing a bit like Chip Kelly's old Oregon teams right now. Nearly unstoppable offense, but the defense plays for turnovers to get ahead on possessions so the offense can simply out score the opposition.
— Gerard Martinez (@gmartlive) September 11, 2022
USC’s offense is electric. USC’s defense is a bit of an issue.
— Josh Newman (@Joshua_Newman) September 11, 2022
Stanford doesn’t even know the questions let alone have any answers for the #USC offense to start.
— R.J. Abeytia (@RJ_Abeytia) September 11, 2022
Ngl, USC’s offense looks unstoppable… It’s the defense that worries me. Stanford could run the ball the rest of the game and score, but I guess USC’s offense will keep The Cardinal from playing clock management now that they’re up 2 possessions. They’ll come out passing next QTR
— Su’a (@iammsuzy) September 11, 2022
Our offense is crazy good! @USC_FB !!
— Brice Butler 🌖 (@Brice_Butler) September 11, 2022
God, this #USC offense makes things look so damn easy.
It's beautiful.
— Alicia de Artola Castillo (@PenguinOfTroy) September 10, 2022
A 98-yard drive for USC to go up 28-7 after the forced fumble. I think this offense is pretty good
— Paolo Uggetti (@PaoloUggetti) September 11, 2022
So USC's offense is an absolute nightmare already huh
— Shehan Jeyarajah (@ShehanJeyarajah) September 11, 2022
Stanford’s defense looks like a FCS team against USC’s offense.
— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) September 11, 2022
"The Pac-12, they're not used to seeing this. They're not used to seeing the tempo, the efficiency, and the execution." — Kirk Herbstreit on the Lincoln Riley offense#USC
— USC Trojans Wire (@TrojansWire) September 11, 2022
ANNOUNCEMENT:
It is with great sadness on this most terrible of days that I have to announce that USC is back. Big back. Scary back. Playoff back. Bad news back.
— Chief (@BarstoolChief) September 11, 2022
