O/NSO: Recruiting for the Big Ten edition

The Obvious: In the year2024, most of USC athletics will be entering the Big Ten Conference, and the anticipation is just starting to grow, especially in football. The Not So Obvious: However, there’s still two seasons to be played in the Pac-12 and who knows whether the Big Ten will expand again between now and 2024? Whether the Big Ten expands or not, Lincoln Riley’s focus will be on the next two seasons with intense, long-range attention paid to the recruiting of physical high school and transfer portal talents.