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Looking at the impending retirement of USC president Carol Folt and the legacy she leaves behind with Trojan athletics.
Lincoln Riley said he wasn’t considering giving Jayden Maiava reps during the final three games of USC’s season despite starter Miller Moss’ problems.
After a standout game against Rutgers, there’s no reason Makai Lemon shouldn’t be the center of USC’s passing attack going forward.
We knew there were a lot of unknown variables that would determine where USC was headed. But Lincoln Riley has been the biggest variable.
We’re once again scratching our heads, wondering what Lincoln Riley was thinking at the end of a heartbreaking loss.
After two losses in three weeks, there are a lot of fair questions being asked about Trojans coach Lincoln Riley.
In his 17 games as a college defensive coordinator, D’Anton Lynn has proved to be a virtuoso of the halftime adjustment.
No one on USC’s staff comes out of the loss to Michigan looking worse than the Trojans offensive line coach.
