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Lincoln Riley referred to Keith Jackson as a shaper of USC’s aura

Lincoln Riley referred to Keith Jackson as a shaper of USC’s aura

Keith Jackson, for many of us the greatest college football broadcaster who ever lived, died in 2018. Yet, even now, four years after his passing, he remains a part of the living memory of college football fans, players, and coaches, including USC’s Lincoln Riley.

In a recent interview with Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports, Riley directly mentioned Keith Jackson as a shaper of the aura and majesty of USC football:

“Reggie , Matt , Coach Carroll. … I remember turning on college football hearing Keith Jackson’s voice, ‘Here’s the Coliseum,’” Riley said almost whimsically. “To a kid who didn’t know anything about anything, it just looked different. You saw games all over the country … but there was something about this that was different. It felt different when you watched it. The energy behind it was different.”

That might be the ground-floor reason Riley changed jobs. It’s certainly why millions flock to Southern California — to practice yoga on the beach, surf and chase opportunities in the entertainment industry.

For Riley, it was a longing for the West Coast that took hold.

“One of the big-picture visions is walking into that Coliseum and that place is packed and that energy is back to what I saw when I watched it on my TV at home,” he said.

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