Lincoln Riley: "We gotta be ready for everybody they have. Very multiple offense. Very good on the offensive line. Backs are good. Tight ends elite."

USC Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley classified the team's upcoming matchup against the Michigan Wolverines as a "historic game."

The defensive coaches on the Michigan football staff are aware of Lincoln Riley, his bag of tricks, and his elite play design. This will be a challenge for the Wolverines when they face USC this Saturday.

On Monday, USC head coach Lincoln Riley appeared on Trojans Live and shared his expectations for the big game on Saturday. Here is everything he said as it pertained to the Wolverines.

USC football head coach Lincoln Riley appeared on The Herd with Colin Cowherd this week to talk about the game, and he was asked if he and his team had talked about what a big matchup this is in terms of entering the Big Ten and playing such a historic program in their first game.

Lincoln Riley knows how hard USC had to work to beat LSU. That 60-minute battle could give USC the winning edge against Michigan.

Lincoln Riley joins Colin Cowherd to discuss USC-Michigan, and challenges facing Big Ten matchups. Lincoln talks Miller Moss' development.

Note the word "overpower" in the title of this story. It's not "beat" or "outscore," but something specific. USC outscoring Michigan 42-35 wouldn't change the national college football narrative that USC is soft.

The USC-Michigan game carries College Football Playoff stakes for the Trojans. That's the biggest part of this game for the Men of Troy. However, there's more about this game than the playoff. It's a special and historic moment.