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USC reportedly paid Lincoln Riley $19.7 million during his first year as the Trojans head coach in 2022, according to USA Today’s Steve Berkowitz. According to his report, USC provided USA Today with a document showing that in addition to his $10 million base salary, the university also credited Riley with $9.6 million in “other reportable compensation.” USC sent a statement to Berkowitz on Wednesday night that the money is tied into Riley’s buyout with Oklahoma. The Trojans paid Riley’s $4.5 million buyout, “treating that amount as taxable income to Riley and then also paying the taxes that w…