LOS ANGELES — USC head coach Lincoln Riley turned and threw his hands up at the team in celebration after the No. 16 Trojans defeated Iowa on Saturday. He leaped into the arms of defensive ends coach Shaun Nua, beaming the entire time.

It was a rare moment of excessive emotion from a coach who has been even-keeled this season.

“Coach is calm, cool and collected,” running back King Miller told reporters after practice on Tuesday. “Seeing him embracing the team, and really just showing how passionate he is about this team and how far he thinks we can go – it was exhilarating just seeing that and being able to know that we can keep going and doing this thing.”

The Trojans (8-2 overall, 6-1 Big Ten) have risen to No. 15 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings and are knocking on t

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