Lincoln Riley is the fourth-highest-paid coach in college football, according to USA Today’s database. It’s a pretty safe bet to assume USC is in the top 10 — and probably closer to the top five — in assistant coach salaries.
Theoretically, the return for that sort of pay should be top-10 results. It’s Year 3 of Riley’s tenure. His roster. His staff. His program. His vision. This probably sounds like a broken record, but Riley is simply not delivering on the investment USC made in him.
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That much has been clear for a few weeks, but it should be crystalized for everyone now after the Trojans suffered a catastrophic 29-28 loss
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