USC Football: Pundit Can't Wait For Trojans' 2024 Matchup With Big Ten Powerhouse

Two of college football's best coaches.

USC's athletic programs will join the Big Ten Conference starting in 2024 and several highly anticipated matchups are on the schedule, specifically for the Trojan football team. 

One of these opponents has dominated the sport thanks to their great head coach and the potential battles between his and Lincoln Riley's minds will be a sight to behold starting next season. 

"The 2024 schedule has a lot of really exciting matchups, but I think I'm most excited for USC traveling to Ann Arbor to play Michigan. We don't know yet if

Caleb Williams

will be the quarterback for the Trojans, but with Lincoln Riley as the head coach, we know the offense will be explosive. The Wolverines have put together a balanced team and have a defense that has stifled opponents this season. Putting USC's offense against Michigan's defense would be fun to watch."

via Tom VanHaaren, ESPN

Harbaugh received some NFL head coaching buzz, and returning to the pros was quite plausible for the former 2010s 49ers leader. 

San Francisco's old head coach passed on that opportunity and returned to the sidelines at Ann Arbor after last year's appearance in the College Football Playoff. 

The 59-year-old served a three-game suspension earlier this season but the Wolverines are poised for yet another berth in college football's final four under his watch in 2024. 

Lincoln Riley hopes to return to said territory as he did for Oklahoma back in 2018 when Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield was running his offense. 

Though Caleb Williams seems all but assured to skip town as the NFL Draft's No.1 pick this spring, Riley's system will play well with anybody he chooses to recruit for next year's Big Ten gauntlet. 

USC remains on the outskirts of a CFP spot but should some contenders fall, an early preview of Wolverines-Trojans remains a very likely possibility before Riley's team officially moves next season. 

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