Paul Finebaum urges USC to dump ‘fraud’ Lincoln Riley
Lincoln Riley has lost a lot of games with USC, but worse than that, he’s losing credibility for the once-proud college football program. And according to Paul Finebaum, it might be time for Lincoln Riley to get lost. Saturday may have been a low point for Riley in his five years as head football coach…
Paul Finebaum, on Monday morning's First Take, urged USC to dismiss head coach Lincoln Riley, citing Riley's failure as a leader and his alleged fraudulent behavior. Finebaum argued that Riley's handling of the fallout from a controversial hit during USC's 41-27 loss to Oregon warranted Riley's removal. The hit, involving linebacker Desman Stephens II knocking Oregon's Dante Moore out of the game, was widely criticized.
While some debate existed over the play's fairness, Stephens' subsequent celebration and Riley's initial downplaying of the incident drew the harshest criticism. Finebaum noted that Riley initially kept his team cool, which he deemed "classless" given the intensity of the situation. Despite Riley's attempt to address the issue on Sunday, Finebaum felt the response was insufficient.
Finebaum's assertion was that Riley's poor performance, coupled with the steep cost of $70 million to replace him, justified his dismissal, as it would have been for other coaches with similar records.
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