LOS ANGELES — USC will welcome Missouri State into the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and FBS college football Saturday evening.

It shouldn’t be intense competition for the Trojans, but Missouri State, which has joined Conference USA, has nothing to lose and everything to gain from Saturday’s season opener, regardless of the outcome.

Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley coached against the then-FCS Bears while at Oklahoma, but it’s purely coincidental, he told reporters on a Friday morning Zoom call.

“It’s one of those (games) that kind of organically came together,” Riley said. “But you’ve seen the arc of their program and watching their team play last year, they certainly look ready for the move up.”

There’s revenue to be made – the school is already being paid a reported $1.15 million t

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