Certain offensive emphasis would yield big results for USC

During the opening stages of the USC game, coach Lincoln Riley showed his desire to go more up-tempo.

This is part of what allowed the Trojans to climb to the early lead and to move the ball with relative ease without too much resistance. Michigan was not quite able to keep up with the home team's pace.

Watching it unfold and witnessing how Waymond Jordan, in particular, is able to keep opposing defenses off balance. 

Not allowing the defense to make substitutions or to be forced to make adjustments on the fly is essentially a cheat code that allows what is already a good offense to flourish that much more.

One cannot expect for USC to be up-tempo for 100% of the snaps, of course. There are times when coach Lincoln Riley will want to make personnel changes, or there could also be instances in which he feels the need to slow things down.

This can be to help the offense to find some continuity during moments when it is lacking, to bleed some of the clock, or to give the defense a little extra precious seconds of rest, depending on the game situation.

It has to be said, though, that hurrying up and ripping off snaps in quick succession appears to be giving a good Michigan defense problems. Especially early on, it could be a good way to set the tone and to take the other team outside of their initial intended game plan to attempt to slow down the USC offense.