It was a good day for Trojans fans when they found their team had cracked the No.2 spot on the Power Rankings. Lincoln Riley made quite the comeback as the Trojans started quite strongly. With some solid games under their belt, people had thought that maybe this year, Lincoln Riley wouldn’t hand the fans another half-baked season. Boy, oh boy, were people wrong. You gotta give props to Paul Finebaum on this one. He had called out Riley way back during SEC Media Days.

“The worst coaching job.” This jab has come back to haunt Riley as the Trojans fumble it against the Natty Lions during overtime. Dymes took to X to share an update after the game was over. “USC finds the most embarrassing ways to lose games they should win every week. Lincoln Riley continues to be one of the all-time most overrated CFB coaches,” Dymes wrote in their post. Riley and his rosters’ failure to win easy games is such a joke.

Fans were equally pissed regarding the entire thing. “USC CHOKES AGAIN!!!! Season is over! Time to fire Lincoln Riley!” one fan was quick to point out. This should’ve been a win. From the start, the Trojans had this in their hand. The entire 2nd quarter of the game was pure domination.

With 1 touchdown and 2 field goals, Riley and Co. ended the first half of 20-6. The Lions, while they did have a hard time breaking through the Trojans’ defense, managed to pull the ball in their court from the 3rd quarter.

We had pointed this out before; Natty Lions QB Drew Allar is someone you cannot take lightly. “He’s shown he can take over games when Penn State needs him to,” Cam Mellor had mentioned while talking about Allar. Every time Penn State has found itself in a tricky spot, Allar has come through with exceptional skill and talent and he did the same against the Trojans. It looks like Lincoln Riley has landed in the same hot water Gators HC Billy Napier has been swimming in.

“Time to fire Lincoln Riley“

“How the expectations have tumbled at USC. How is Lincoln Riley still employed?” one fan questioned after the game was over. It makes you wonder; even during overtime, Riley should’ve won this if his boys hadn’t ruined the field goal. Michael Lantz was put up for the task, but he missed the 45-yard field goal.

Another fan was quick to mention, “Three Big Ten losses in four games for Lincoln Riley. The USC coach is fading fast.” The Trojans are on a back-to-back losing streak. First, it was Minnesota who took away the crown and now it is Penn State. Coming back from this won’t be easy for Riley. Keeping in mind how the roster has fumbled simple games, the team probably ain’t even gonna cut it to the Bowl games.