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Lincoln Riley’s Oregon comments expose a major blind spot about his USC tenure

Following a forty-one to twenty-seven defeat against Oregon, USC head coach Lincoln Riley defended his squad by stating they were not driven out of the arena and that positive elements remained on the film. This outcome drops Riley to five wins and fifteen losses against ranked competition, fueling mounting pressure and calls for his dismissal from supporters.

The contest shifted after Oregon quarterback Dante Moore exited due to an infraction by Desman Stephens II, allowing backup Dylan Raiola to accumulate two hundred eighty-nine passing yards and two touchdowns.

Oregon finished the matchup with five hundred four total yards and five scores, exposing the ongoing struggles of the Trojans defense under coordinator Gary Patterson. USC currently sits among the bottom five units in the Big Ten, conceding an average of twenty-six point four points and three hundred fifty-four point eight yards per contest.

The schedule ahead features daunting matchups against Ohio State, Indiana, UCLA, and Penn State, threatening to further inflate the loss column for Riley and his program.

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