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The Oregon game could raise new questions about Lincoln Riley’s USC future

USC suffered a 41-27 defeat at home against Oregon, dropping their ranking from No. 12 to No.

18 while the victors rose from No. 20 to No.

15. The Trojans had held a tie going into the fourth quarter before their opponents pulled away following an injury to starting quarterback Dante Moore.

The setback dropped Lincoln Riley's record against ranked adversaries to 5-15 during his tenure with the program. Industry sources indicated to CBS Sports that leadership might weigh a coaching change depending on how the remainder of the schedule unfolds.

This performance equaled Clay Helton's mark of 39-19 through the same number of games, though Riley's record against ranked teams during that span was inferior.

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