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J. Brady McCollough: Lincoln Riley is on the verge of losing USC fans’ devotion by keeping Alex Grinch

USC defensive coordinator Alex Grinch looks on during the first half against Notre Dame at Notre Dame Stadium on Oct. 14, 2023, in South Bend, Indiana.

On one extreme, there exists a USC football fan who was thrilled by the Trojans’ escape from Berkeley, how they made just enough plays in the fourth quarter to come back from a two-touchdown deficit and beat the California Golden Bears by a point.

This fan is the one Lincoln Riley has been directing his talking points to during the past four weeks. You know, how the coaches are putting the players in the right places (but they just have to execute better), how it’s just a handful of plays that

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