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"You can see the cogs turning and them thinking 'oh my goodness me, this could really work for us'."

Since then, Raymond has developed into one of the Trojans’ most trusted linemen, a critical cog at an otherwise uncertain position for USC.

“The worst cog in the wheel has always been CEQA,” Rand said.

And, most important, he has re-established himself as a central cog in the Dodgers’ lineup.

He had lots of help there — Magic Johnson recruited James, and James recruited Davis, and Nico Harrison handed him Doncic — but still, he was the final cog in making it happen.