USC Trojans Head Coach Lincoln Riley Discusses How their Right Tackles Are Doing

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00:00How about a great tackle, Tobias and Justin?

00:02What have you seen from those two?

00:03Well, they're both doing some really good things this spring.

00:07I mean, I think, you know, Tobias,

00:09his versatility is really important for us going forward.

00:12I mean, he's, you know, Tobias has established himself

00:15as one of our best offensive linemen.

00:16I mean, that's happened this spring.

00:20And Justin's playing very well.

00:22And so some of that will be how the battles shake out

00:25at the other positions as well.

00:26But we feel like the way those two guys are playing right now,

00:29you feel like there's two starters there.

00:31Back to the tight ends,

00:32you're talking about the different body types.

00:34Walter Matthews, 6'7", 270.

00:37Can you talk about what he brings to the table?

00:39Because that's a unique individual.

00:40Yeah, it is.

00:40It's almost like, you know, an offensive tackle type body.

00:44But, you know, the athleticism and all that he brings

00:46are pretty exciting.

00:47He's improved a lot throughout kind of last year

00:50with that redshirt year.

00:52He's learned a lot.

00:53He's gotten a lot stronger, learned in our offense.

00:56That position's got to do so much.

00:57And so just settling into all those different roles.

00:59But, I mean, he can catch the ball.

01:01He's kind of tough to bring down because of how big he is.

01:03And obviously all the stuff in the run game

01:06and pass pro and all that,

01:07in some ways he's almost like having a sixth offensive lineman

01:10out there at times.

01:11So he's got some real ability.

01:13I certainly foresee him having a role.

01:16And I think the more that he can learn and grow

01:17and the more consistency he can find,

01:19then the role's got a chance to grow

01:20because you can't teach some of the things

01:23that he brings to the table.