The USC Trojans and Notre Dame Fighting Irish are connected this season in a very specific way, and it’s not good. It’s actually very humiliating.
You will recall, as Fighting Irish Wire pointed out, that Notre Dame had 10 men on the field for the final play of the game against Ohio State.
Guess what? USC was caught with 10 men on the field for two crucial fourth-quarter plays against Arizona.
Yes, Lincoln Riley was able to call timeout, but the lack of preparation remains for all the world to see.
Riley and Marcus Freeman have simply not gotten their guys to play to their potential or be as organized as they should be. Both men will need to be better on Saturday.
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#USC twice got caught with only 10 men on the field on CRUCIAL fourth-quarter plays against #Arizona.
Play 1: Lincoln Riley rushing to call timeout on UofA fourth-and-goal snap.
Play 2: Trojans unprepared as play clock winds down before Wildcats attempt potential go-ahead FG. pic.twitter.com/40FHsNnbtW— Shotgun Spratling (@ShotgunSpr) October 9, 2023
Brent Venables is coaching Oklahoma far better this year than Lincoln Riley is coaching USC. It’s up to Riley to change that reality against Notre Dame and Utah.