{"id":98669,"date":"2022-10-16T09:41:51","date_gmt":"2022-10-16T09:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/usc-handed-first-loss-of-lincoln-riley-era-with-defeat-at-utah\/"},"modified":"2022-10-16T09:41:51","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T09:41:51","slug":"usc-handed-first-loss-of-lincoln-riley-era-with-defeat-at-utah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/usc-handed-first-loss-of-lincoln-riley-era-with-defeat-at-utah\/","title":{"rendered":"USC handed first loss of Lincoln Riley era with defeat at Utah"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\"><span class=\"timestamp\" data-behavior=\"date_time\" data-date=\"2022-10-16T06:46:00Z\"><span class=\"time\" data-dateformat=\"time1\" data-showtimezone=\"true\">2:46 AM ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"author-img\"><\/div>\n<p>Paolo Uggetti<span>ESPN <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>SALT LAKE CITY &#8212; Caleb Williams was feeling the salt on top of the wound.  As the sophomore quarterback answered questions following No.  7 USC&#8217;s first loss of the season &#8212; 43-42 to No.  20 Utah on Saturday night &#8212; he could hear the fans inside what had been a sold-out Rice Eccles Stadium still cheering.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I hate losing,&#8221; said Williams, who accounted for 438 yards of offense.  After the game, cameras showed him crying as he walked off the field.  &#8220;I really hate it, so I had a little bit of emotion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The first loss of the Lincoln Riley era transpired in exactly the type of game the Trojans have expected to win given their high-powered offense: a shootout.  But as mistakes and injuries piled up and Utah&#8217;s offense put up 562 yards, it became too much for USC to overcome.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We didn&#8217;t play as clean on all three sides as we wanted to,&#8221; Riley said.  &#8220;It came down to they made one more play, or we made one more mistake. We were one inch away on several occasions and, honestly, several times very close to running away with it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After USC led 21-7 in the first half and seemed to have the game in control, Utah unleashed a 36-21 scoring run that culminated in a touchdown and successful 2-point conversion by quarterback Cameron Rising that put the Utes up 43-42 with 48 seconds left.  Riley said postgame he believed that was plenty of time for USC to win the game, but the offense failed to cross midfield as time expired.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Until the last second, I thought we should have won the game,&#8221; running back Travis Dye said.  &#8220;It&#8217;s a tough pill to swallow.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/photo\/2022\/1016\/r1076308_1296x1296_1-1.jpg&amp;w=130&amp;h=130&amp;scale=crop&amp;location=center\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/photo\/2022\/1015\/r1076212_1296x1296_1-1.jpg&amp;w=130&amp;h=130&amp;scale=crop&amp;location=center\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>On a night USC&#8217;s offense still scored 42 points, USC&#8217;s defense could not keep up with the combination of Rising and tight end Dalton Kincad (234 receiving yards), and the Trojans when self-inflicted mistakes on both sides of the ball.  Those mistakes included plenty of flags.  The Trojans had 12 penalties for 93 yards, and though the officiating was a topic of much discussion, Riley shied away from putting the loss entirely on that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The officiating was really poor tonight, but we still should have won the game,&#8221; Riley said.  &#8220;You&#8217;re going to have some nights where the calls don&#8217;t go your way, and they certainly did not tonight. That&#8217;s not an excuse; it was just another thing we had to overcome.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>USC (6-1, 4-1) also lost two important starters to injury Saturday night.  Both star wide receiver Jordan Addison and linebacker Eric Gentry left the game with apparent lower-body injuries.  Both returned to the sideline without pads on, and Addison was carrying crutches.  Riley did not offer an update on either.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re supposed to get it done no matter what,&#8221; Dye said.  &#8220;It&#8217;s not a single guy this loss is on, it&#8217;s not a single call.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The matchup against Utah (5-2, 3-1) had been much anticipated, one that Williams said he&#8217;s had circled on his calendar since before the season, one that Dye said was personal given he has never beaten the Utes in Utah.  It was supposed to be a measuring stick for a Trojans team that hadn&#8217;t been tested by a ranked team yet, and in an ideal world for USC, it was supposed to be proof that this team could be turned into a legitimate contender overnight.  Instead, the result left Riley and Co.  seething and ready to suit up again.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m pissed right now because we lost,&#8221; Riley said.  &#8220;S&#8212;, I&#8217;m ready to go practice right now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Riley&#8217;s message postgame was one of leaning on experience.  As he pointed out, he and some of his staff from Oklahoma have been in this position before and believe that this loss does not determine what the rest of the season might be.<\/p>\n<p>When defensive lineman Nick Figueroa was asked how confident he was that USC could still accomplish all of its goals despite the loss, he didn&#8217;t hesitate.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Extremely confident,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Riley expressed the same sentiment.  &#8220;If we handle this like I think we will,&#8221; he said.  &#8220;We got a real shot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Riley and the Trojans now head into a bye week still hoping for a Pac-12 conference title and more &#8212; but without a margin for error.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2:46 AM ET Paolo UggettiESPN SALT LAKE CITY &#8212; Caleb Williams was feeling the salt on top of the wound. As the sophomore quarterback answered questions following No. 7 USC&#8217;s first loss of the season &#8212; 43-42 to No. 20 Utah on Saturday night &#8212; he could hear the fans inside what had been a &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/usc-handed-first-loss-of-lincoln-riley-era-with-defeat-at-utah\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">USC handed first loss of Lincoln Riley era with defeat at Utah<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[6],"tags":[1832,46,2266],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":65440,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/with-a-lot-of-confidence-usc-trojans-open-lincoln-riley-era-with-easy-win-over-rice-owls\/","url_meta":{"origin":98669,"position":0},"title":"With &#8216;a lot of confidence,&#8217; USC Trojans open Lincoln Riley era with easy win over Rice Owls","date":"September 4, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"12:02 AM ETPaolo UggettiESPN LOS ANGELES -- The grand opening of the Lincoln Riley era at USC began with a new logo on his familiar visor and plenty of fireworks on the field from new and old faces alike.USC scored its most points in a game since 2008 thanks to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":98647,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/usc-vs-utah-game-recap-october-15-2022\/","url_meta":{"origin":98669,"position":1},"title":"USC vs.  Utah &#8211; Game Recap &#8211; October 15, 2022","date":"October 16, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"SALT AKE CITY -- \u2014 Time was dwindling but the decision had already been made as Cameron Rising drove Utah down the field against previously unbeaten Southern California.\u201cWe were going to keep the ball in Cam's hands,\u201d Utes coach Kyle Whittingham said. \u201cAnd if we score and time is close\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":76642,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/oregon-state-beavers-vs-no-7-usc-trojans-2022-football-preview-matchups-time-tv-channel-odds-how-to-watch\/","url_meta":{"origin":98669,"position":2},"title":"Oregon State Beavers vs. No.  7 USC Trojans 2022 football preview, matchups, time, TV channel, odds, how to watch","date":"September 24, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Oregon State kicks off Pac-12 play Saturday with a blockbuster, as the Beavers play host to No. 7 USC in a battle of unbeatens at 6:30 pm in Reser Stadium.The Beavers, playing USC for perhaps the final time at home, look to beat a top-10 Trojans team for the third\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":98898,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/college-football-tennessee-utah-tcu-give-us-a-weekend-to-remember\/","url_meta":{"origin":98669,"position":3},"title":"College football &#8211; Tennessee, Utah, TCU give us a weekend to remember","date":"October 16, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in college football, where Stanford and Marshall are winless against FBS opponents not named Notre Dame:First QuarterWell, That Was FunFields were stormed (1) in the south, southwest and Rocky Mountains. 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