USC taking step to what used to be in Cotton Bowl vs. Tulane
Tulane head coach Willie Fritz, left, and Southern California head coach Lincoln Riley pose for a photo during a press conference ahead of the Cotton Bowl NCAA college football game, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, in Dallas, Texas. Tulane will face Southern California in the Cotton Bowl on Monday, Jan. 2. (AP Photo/Sam Hodde)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Sam Hodde]
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Quarterback Caleb Williams and coach Lincoln Riley already have Southern California headed in the right direction again. The Trojans came up just short of making the four-team College Football Playoff, but Williams won the Heisman Trophy and they have a chance to reach 12 wins for the first time since 2008. USC plays American Athletic Conference champion Tulane in the Cotton Bowl on Monday. It is a matchup of 11-2 teams that both made record improvements. Williams, who came with Riley from Oklahoma after last season, says this is a steppingstone for where USC wants to be and will be.
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Southern California head coach Lincoln Riley speaks at a press conference ahead of the Cotton Bowl NCAA college football game, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, in Dallas, Texas. Southern California will face Tulane in the Cotton Bowl on Monday, Jan. 2. (AP Photo/Sam Hodde)
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Tulane head coach Willie Fritz speaks at a press conference ahead of the Cotton Bowl NCAA college football game, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, in Dallas, Texas. Tulane will face Southern California in the Cotton Bowl on Monday, Jan. 2. (AP Photo/Sam Hodde)
Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS/Sam Hodde