“It’s always the toughest position to evaluate,”  said Lincoln Riley while announcing Woody Marks as USC‘s starting running back for the 2024 season. After Jo’Quavious Woody Marks’ power-packed performance in the Trojans’ 2-0 start in the 2024 season, his fans went gaga over it. Woody’s mom could not resist posting a tweet for the same, expressing her pride in her son and praising head coach Lincoln Riley‘s guidance.

A USC insider, Nico, reposted Tameka Marks, Woody’s mom’s tweet, writing, “USCs running back Woody Marks mom on why their family chose USC and Lincoln Riley.” The original post, which Nico was referred to by Woody’s mom, reads, “That’s why we at USC. When I looked him in the eyes, I knew it was no lie. I’m happy we made the choice to finish my son’s college career at USC. “By looking at his mom’s words, it’s clear that she is assured of his son’s college commitment.

On top of that, she went on by praising Lincoln Riley, ” Lincoln Riley is the offensive genious. He is the type of coach that listens and wants to win.” Many will agree with her when she refers to Riley as an offensive genius. At last, Woody’s mom placed the ‘fight on’ hashtag, used by the Trojans. Ahead of the Trojans’ most anticipated game against Michigan, on September 21st, their major wins in the two games have become the talk of the town. The Trojans will face the Wolverines with a 2-0 start in the 2024 season in the win over No. 13 LSU and Utah State. Besides that, let’s look at Woody Marks’s performance till now in the 2024 season for which he’s getting praised all across the nation.

Woody Marks’ play guided by Lincoln Riley

In his debut season, Woody Marks has played in two games, and now USC has won both of them. In the season opener game against LSU, Woody made 16 rushing attempts for 68 yards and two touchdowns, among which his last touchdown in the last few seconds of the game was crucial and he grabbed so much attention for it. Added to that, he made three receptions for seven yards and helped in USC’s 27-20 win against the Tigers.

After having a solid debut, Woody made ten attempts for 43 yards and one reception for five yards. Although he had no touchdown in the second game against Utah, USC still secured a 38-14 win over Utah. He’s still very new to the program and enrolled only in the offseason. He shined out in the season and his mom credits it to head coach Lincoln Riley. Besides that, let us know how the 2024 season is going for you all.