Even though USC sits currently with a 6-1 record, this season has had more than a few twists and turns, if you really want to look under the hood.
The defense -- which has struggled all year long -- has been a big point of contention for the fan base. Head coach Lincoln Riley has constantly been asked about the unit's lack of production and effectiveness all year long. In the blowout loss to Notre Dame this past weekend, Riley was even questioned about his skill players and their reported inability to garner separation from the Fighting Irish's defensive backs.
The fan base also seems cagey over what looks like a gauntlet of a remaining schedule. The Trojans play a ranked Utah team this weekend and still will have to play versus Washington and UCLAbia at home, and against Oregon on the road.
Now, amidst all of that, we may have been given the juiciest nugget of controversy Wednesday morning.
Famed media personality Dan Patrick spoke about a report on his show Wednesday morning which indicated that Riley could be looking to leave Los Angeles in favor of an NFL job. This would understandably be a massive blow to the program considering Riley's been in LA for only two years.
Specifically, the report Patrick referenced came via InsideUSC with Scott Wolf.
In a blog entry Wednesday morning, Wolf broke down his report on USC's head coach:
Wolf also adds some speculation as to a potential scenario for Riley and Williams:
For fans of the program, there's plenty to digest here. Surely, USC would not want to start over in terms of having to find another head coach just two years after luring Riley over from Oklahoma. Additionally, the optics would not be great for the program to lose Riley right before the big move to the Big Ten.
