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Bill Plaschke: Make room on the hot seat for Lincoln Riley because his USC honeymoon is over

LOS ANGELES — Memo to Chip Kelly, the UCLA coach on the hot seat. Scoot over. Make room for Lincoln Riley. The two men met Saturday in the crosstown rivalry, yet only one of their teams showed up. Only one of their teams really cared about its biggest game of the season. Only one of their teams played with desperation, fought with fury, competed with heart. It was the struggling team with the ...
USC coach Lincoln Riley looks at the replay board during a 38-20 loss to rival UCLA at the Coliseum on Saturday.

LOS ANGELES — Memo to Chip Kelly, the UCLA coach on the hot seat.

Scoot over.

Make room for Lincoln Riley.

The two men met Saturday in the crosstown rivalry, yet only one of their teams showed up.

Only one of their teams really cared about its biggest game of the season. Only one of their teams played with desperation, fought with fury, competed with heart.

It was the struggling team with the beleaguered leader who could be fired next week, not the privileged team with the glamorous boss who seemingly was just getting started.

It was the anonymous team that has spent years in the shadows, not the starry team

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