This past week, we visited the Alex Grinch question. Will Lincoln Riley fire him before the end of the season?
Don Smalley of Ducks Wire thinks the move, if it happens, will “Definitely (be) after (the season). I don’t see Lincoln Riley firing his guy in-season, especially after showing confidence in the guy after the Colorado win.”
We said that “Riley has to see, once and for all, if Grinch can solve problems in the second half of a season and improve a defense enough to win big-time games against elite offenses. He might cut the cord with Grinch in December, but not sooner.”
Did the Arizona game on Saturday night change all of this? It’s a fair question. Let’s discuss the matter in greater detail and give a specific answer on what Riley should do: