{
  "id": 10134581,
  "title": "Social media rips Lincoln Riley, USC following Oregon loss",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/social-media-rips-lincoln-riley-usc-following-oregon-loss",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-27T04:14:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/social-media-rips-lincoln-riley-041451685.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Following a 41-27 loss to Oregon at the Coliseum on Saturday evening, the USC football team suffered a 4-1 season record and a 1-1 record in Big Ten play. The overwhelming majority of social media criticism was directed at head coach Lincoln Riley. Commentators such as Ari Wasserman, Colin Cowherd, Antonio Morales, Gabriel Greenlee, Alicia de Artola Castillo, and Arash Markazi expressed their disappointment and dissatisfaction with the team's performance. Many highlighted the defense, the lack of star power from USC legends, and the team's inability to overcome the challenge posed by Oregon. The sense of finality was felt as Lincoln Riley walked off the field, with some criticizing Riley and questioning the program's identity, which they perceived as a team that finds ways to lose.",
  "summary": "The Trojans lost yet another big game on Saturday, and people were not happy about it",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Social media reacts to Texas A&M's embarrassing 35-6 loss to LSU",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/social-media-reacts-to-texas-a-ms-embarrassing-35-6-loss-to-lsu",
        "published": "2026-09-27T04:08:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}