Lincoln Riley Recaps USC Special Teams Performance, Wants it More Explosive in 2023

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USC Trojans place kicker Denis Lynch (46) kicks a field goal during a college football game between the USC Trojans and the UCLA Bruins on November 19, 2022 (Photo by Jordon Kelly/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Despite all the defensive issues for USC during the 2022 season, it could easily be argued that two special teams plays directly resulted in two of the Trojans' three losses. Head coach Lincoln Riley will be looking for improvement in all three phases going into 2023 and took time this offseason to discuss the positives and negatives of what he saw on special teams last year.

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