The USC Trojans’ win over Michigan State was another step for Lincoln Riley to step away from his $90 million hot seat. However, Ja’Kobi Lane’s absence raised certain eyebrows. The wide receiver sustained an injury against Purdue. But these are not your Trojans of the past. Not even last year. When one player goes down, the next is up! That’s what the head coach has drilled into. In Lane’s absence, Makai Lemon stepped up and proved why there was preseason hype around him.

“You know, the guys know next man up. You know what I’m saying?” Makai Lemon said in a media appearance . One of the key explosive players in Riley’s playbook, Lemon has stepped up to man the front lines in the wake of Ja’Kobi Lane’s undisclosed injury. Although Lane was present on the sidelines on Saturday, the offic

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