Name one USC assistant coach who did a great job this season — not good, but great.
You can’t.
None of Lincoln Riley’s assistant coaches maximized the talent at their disposal. None of the USC assistants improved their full position group over the course of the season. When a not-that-great UCLA team bullies USC for 60 minutes on both sides of the ball, no one can say the Trojans improved over the course of the season. At the end of 12 games, they were worse than they were in mid-September.
USC fans are angry, but the anger is not wild and unfocused. It is an appropriate reaction to several weeks of underachieving. The Trojan staff should be under fire after this completely unacceptable season.
From Donte Williams to Josh Henson to Dennis Simmons to Roy Manning, this coaching staff flunked. No one’s job should be safe, with the possible exception of running back coach Kiel McDonald.
USC fans agree with that, as you can see below: