Dec 4, 2024 · What I don't understand is why Riley would ever take that? His buyout is $90 million, I wouldn't leave that job voluntarily for anything short of USC holding my family hostage. He’ll stay until they fire him and then he’d probably take a job at UCF in a heartbeat to get as far away from California, Oklahoma and the SEC and Big 10 as possible.

Nov 16, 2024 · Southern California coach Lincoln Riley looks on during the second half of his team's game against Minnesota at Huntington Bank Stadium. I don’t want to get into the semantics of why the “head coach responsibility” charge isn’t as damaging because the rule was given more teeth in 2023 (two years after the Trojans hired Riley). All you ...

May 20, 2024 · Lincoln Riley starts the season off against Brian Kelly in what should be called the “Choke artist coaches bowl”. Other than James Franklin and Ryan Day you can’t really think of any coaches who are as disappointing in big games as these 2. But LSU is a significantly more talented team and more physical team.

Jan 23, 2023 · Coaches like Riley, Holgorsen, Klingsbury, and Harrell are all considered “Air Raid” but they do a lot more in the run game, utilize tight ends and H Backs, have added new ways of running the core Air Raid passing plays (which as you mentioned are just West Coast plays simplified) and incorporate RPOs and play action.

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Dec 20, 2021 · I mean I’m not expert on Riley’s system, but it’s pretty easy to divide run and pass plays. Look at almost any playbook, there’s different sections between runs and passes for a reason. If you wanted to go in depth with your run game and simple with your pass it isn’t asking a lot, look at the triple option teams.

Jul 9, 2022 · Lincoln Riley is an objectively good coach but it will be interesting to see how he does now that he has ...

DALLAS — Paul Finebaum is no fan of Lincoln Riley. ESPN’s outspoken show host and voice of the SEC, Finebaum executed an all-time takedown of USC’s head coach this week during an appearance on “First Take.”

Feb 7, 2024 · USC football head coach Lincoln Riley speaks on Caleb Williams' grit Last year did no go as planned for Caleb Williams and USC football, to say the least. Legitimate College Playoff aspirations melted into despair as the program suffered extreme humiliation in its final season in the Pac-12. The 2022 Heisman Trophy winner was not even enough to ...

If you judge by those metrics, Lincoln Riley is one of the best college football coaches in history, despite the fact that he's never won a CFP game. I don't necessarily think producing pro football talent is less valid than pursuing championships. Technically college should be about putting you in the best position to succeed professionally.