Why isn’t Lincoln Riley getting enough credit for what is happening at USC? This is a question worth asking, when you realize that some college football experts still think USC will fall to the Alamo Bowl, and won’t even make a New Year’s Six bowl, this season.
It might seem that Lincoln Riley is getting plenty of credit, and to be sure, we can all realize the job he has done through six games. Yet, plenty of USC skeptics remain, and it’s true that the Trojans aren’t playing the very best football in the Pac-12. UCLA does look better, and Oregon is certainly putting up big numbers in the process of pounding weaker opponents.
If it does seem that Lincoln Riley is not getting full credit for what he is doing, let’s make this simple point: The offense is not scoring 50 points. There are flaws. There are mistakes. The engine is not roaring at full strength. People can see the potential in this team, and they want to see that potential become realized before giving Riley more credit.
The team at The Voice of College Football discussed this after the Washington State game. Check out the USC postgame show after the Utah game this upcoming Saturday night:
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