Lincoln Riley has innumerable people in his employ who could’ve given him the full picture before last night’s presser. That he waited until today to call it “unacceptable” in a written statement is weak sauce.
Bryan Fischer
@BryanDFischer
Sep 27
USC has suspended LB Desman Stephens II for one game after his actions against Oregon.

Sep 27, 2026 · 6:17 PM UTC

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The man is literally wearing a headset and there are plenty of people who had full visibility to what was happening who could have said something to him
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Usc culture in a nutshell Chaotic, toxic, disorganized, unprepared
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It is cowardly to say the least. One game is not enough. Full season and loss of any NIL payments. Let the criminal spend a full year studying and attending his classes.
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I would expect nothing less from that fraud.
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He saw the whole damn thing, sat up there and lied point blank to the media.
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The PR hacks wrote this which makes it worse.
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Because Riley doesn't think the dback did anything wrong. Riley had to be told it was wrong. No moral compass with that guy.
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Lame, lame, lame response from Riley
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Jesus! Enough with the whining and crying. Nothings good enough apparently. It’s foot ball stuff happens move on.
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Let's see if USC will suspend Riley one game for not stopping Desmond Stephens celebrating after the target hit and allowing him to remain on the sideline
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USC..You have officially hit "pathetic" in your descriptions.
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Only became “ unacceptable” after getting order from the AD, & only after seeing the public response
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It's insulting because we all know better.
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And if they didn’t tell him, were scared to tell him, or he just didn’t care, that says a lot about the program and him as well.
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You don’t decide the next day it’s unacceptable. You know that it’s unacceptable your first year in football back in 2001. At least that’s how it was for me
Coach Moore MS, CSCS
@Coach_Moore_BU
Sep 27
Some coaches condone plays like that. They don’t have the ability to win the right way. Playing clean. They have issues with their Scheme Culture & Process so try to knock opposing players out the game. They have no pride. I’m not that’s Lincoln Riley. I’m speaking generally.
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This is a complete “save my ass” apology. Zero accountability. The fact Riley thought he could be smug during the presser will always be beyond me.
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Kid was already ejected and he’s trying to win a game and call plays. No reason he needed to deal with that until it was time to deal with it.
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Unacceptable, how what did he do? Please explain what did he do? He went to tackle a kid who slid late. Unless you are talking about the reaction this is an absurd post.
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Your obsession with him is comical. USC isn’t losing any recruits because of your posts that were made just for clicks. Lincoln deserves criticism, but you guys critique every step by him.
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The narrative of whether the tackle was dirty should be a non starter and the national pundits need to shut that down. Chris Simms issued a apology for his part in contributing to that narrative. That is not the issue.
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AltandCatchFire@BalzacHangman
Sep 27
Lincoln Riley has done the nearly impossible. He's got a 4-1 team full of great young talent, but most fans want him fired, and his team is both a laughingstock AND the most hated team in America. Uncanny incompetence and unlikability.
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He doesn’t mean it because he coaches his players to do what happened on Saturday.
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Weak sauce is running up 84 points on Oregon’s JV team last week. In no way is Lanning nominated for COY
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But, it's on brand.
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How about you let him watch the footage for himself so he can draw his own conclusion. You think any of his assistants are going to tell him the truth? What a stupid post.
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ChatGPT apology. Trash program.
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Late slide.....
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He has a future in USC radio.
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💯👏
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It is manufactured and artificial.
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Perhaps you should write about another sport if you’re so upset about this
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Cry more. People like you are never happy one way or another lol. Football is clearly too violent for far too many of you fanaticals.
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So weak The weakest
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Or the whole internet
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