A lot has been made of Lincoln Riley potentially being on the hot seat. While the 2025 season is still salvageable despite USC’s 34-24 loss to Notre Dame, the Trojans’ faithful are not holding out much hope. Having won four Big 12 Championship titles, Riley was entrusted to lead the Trojans back to their glory days. Now it appears as though he has also lost the support of one of his most ardent supporters.

On Wednesday’s episode of The Herd , FOX broadcaster Colin Cowherd spoke to CFB analyst Joel Klatt about the Trojans’ head coach. Cowherd, a long-time admirer of Riley and his offensive play-calling, can’t see USC making it to the playoffs this year. It wasn’t just Notre Dame that left him disappointed. That one defeat encapsulated all the things that have gone wrong since Lincol

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