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O/NSO: Positive defensive talk, now go prove it edition

Greg Katzby:Greg Katz08/11/23
Lincoln Riley, USC Trojans football coach
USC football coach Lincoln Riley speaks to his team following the annual spring game on April 15, 2023. (Kiyoshi Mio / USA TODAY Sports)

The Obvious: Training camp is filled with coaches saying some really nice stuff about their team and sometimes not-so-nice, as well. It’s that time in training camp when it’s all talk and much of it “coach-speak.” It’s not a crime to talk, but at some point, the talk will cease, and all the rhetoric will be compared to what happens in the games. Simply put, be careful what you say now, it could come back to bite you.