Lincoln Riley met with reporters on Wednesday following the Trojans’ fifth practice of fall camp.

USC has a battle raging in the secondary. Riley touches on that, as well as the continued progress of defensive lineman Korey Foreman, the impressive debut of freshman rush end Braylan Shelby, and the status of linebacker Raesjon Davis.

Here’s his availability, with select quotes below:

On the corner competition and Domani Jackson

“I would say the competition there is very even. We continue to be impressed by Ceyair (Wright) and his improvements. Jacobe (Covington) and I think carrying over some of the momentum of what he had at the end of last season. His good plays are so, so good. We’re working on his consistency but he’s flashing more and more as time goes on. And Domani’s been really good. He had just an average first day and then he’s really accelerated after that. Really playing well. Confident.

“For him, it’s just being able to stay on the practice field. Just being able to get reps. It’s been a long time since he’s had this much sustained football — probably his junior year in high school. That’s a long time ago. You can see he’s really starting to get back into it. His long speed — which was obviously something he was really known for — is back. He’s really running like you would expect. He’s right in the middle of that battle. You leave here today saying all three of those guys will play a lot.

“And then obviously Christian Roland-Wallace is a fun piece for us because of his experience and how smart he is, his skillset, he can play anywhere. I can see him playing corner, can see him playing nickel, can see him playing safety. He can play any of the five, which is a great thing. He’s certainly been impressive in camp. We didn’t get to see him much in spring, he got injured early, so it’s been nice to watch him. He’s been as advertised.”

On Korey Foreman going from liking to loving football

“You see it in their approach. You can just watch a film even with no sound and you can tell if a guy loves football. The passion and intensity is really there. You can just see a difference in that approach, and you see it consistently. That’s been the climb for Korey. He’s certainly come a long way.

“Right now he’s practicing the most consistent with the least amount of busts that he ever has. Our continued optimism with Korey is he does continue to get better. And we see no sign of that stopping, and there’s no telling where that ceiling is, which is a lot of fun. I’ve continued to be proud of his progress. Five practices in, he’s taken another jump this camp.”

On Braylan Shelby

“We all wish we looked like Braylan. Braylan’s been good, transitioning well. Smart kid, he’s really picking up the defense fast. I think for him, like a lot of young front guys — both o-line and d-line — the biggest change from high school football to college football is that front is a man’s game. It is a war in there. I think he, like a lot of our guys, is getting a feel for what it takes in there, how physical it is, how aggressive it is, how technically sound you have to be.

“But, his flash plays here five days in, when you see some rushes that you’re like, ‘OK, that’s what it should look like.’ You see him pursue, and the way he can open up and run, a guy his size shouldn’t be able to do that. I mean, there are some things that are really, really exciting. Another one that we’re very pleased with up to this point.”