{"id":146768,"date":"2022-12-03T07:24:02","date_gmt":"2022-12-03T07:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/lincoln-riley-loses-his-mind-as-usc-goes-bust-in-loss-to-utah\/"},"modified":"2022-12-03T07:24:02","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T07:24:02","slug":"lincoln-riley-loses-his-mind-as-usc-goes-bust-in-loss-to-utah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/lincoln-riley-loses-his-mind-as-usc-goes-bust-in-loss-to-utah\/","title":{"rendered":"Lincoln Riley loses his mind as USC goes bust in loss to Utah"},"content":{"rendered":"
The invincible quarterback was hobbled. First, the invincible quarterback lost his mobility.<\/p>\n
Then, the genius coach lost his mind.<\/p>\n
Eventually, the streaking USC Trojans limped and stumbled and went splat, their loveliest of dreams dying an ugly death in the desert.<\/p>\n
Utah 47, USC 24, and who would have thought?<\/p>\n
This Pac-12 championship game Friday night at Allegiant Stadium was supposed to be a coronation for the No. 4-ranked Trojans, the stunningly brilliant debut season for coach Lincoln Riley and quarterback Caleb Williams scheduled to culminate in the team’s first conference title in five years and its first College Football Playoff berth.<\/p>\n
Then Williams suffered a first-quarter hamstring injury. And Riley said several second-quarter brain cramps. And the Trojans eventually lost their resilience against a relentless Utah team that rebounded from a 17-3 deficit to run over tacklers, rush past linemen and eventually crush the Trojans’ hopes with the brutality of an angry craps table.<\/p>\n
USC went bust. And now, instead of competing for a national championship in the CFP final four, the Trojans must settle for the consolation prize of a secondary New Year’s Six bowl. They were the best Pac-12 team during the regular season and yet they don’t even get to play in the Rose Bowl, that honorgoing to Utah for a second straight year.<\/p>\n