LOS ANGELES — The past four years have been filled with ridicule, criticism, frustration and, sometimes, the feeling he wasn’t good enough. But when Drew Richmond, USC’s 6-foot-5, 315-pound right tackle, takes a seat in the media work room inside Heritage Hall, there is a certain sense of peace to him.



He knew what he was looking for when he moved all the way from Knoxville, Tenn., to Los Angeles for his final season, and he’s seemingly pinpointed it. Venturing outside the SEC footprint is something Richmond, who initially committed to Ole Miss before signing with Tennessee and embarking upon a highly-scrutinized college career, couldn’t have envisioned when he was 18, and it comes with some culture shock. “There are not many wing spots around here,” Richmond said. “I love wings, man.”



But otherwise, he seems at ease. Alvin Kamara has noticed it, too.



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