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USC head coach Lincoln Riley has fired defensive coordinator Alex Grinch with two games left in the season. Riley stated that the decision was made because USC still has a lot to play for and that he believes they will play great defense. There were reports of donor pressure, but Riley emphasized that it was his decision. The firing comes as USC is still in contention for a Pac-12 championship. Brian Odom and Shaun Nua will take over as co-coordinators for the struggling defense.
Lincoln Riley has fired his defensive coordinator with still 2 regular season games to go. USC has a historically great QB paired with a historically bad defense. Caleb Williams will be one of the biggest “what-if” stories in college football for years to come. https://t.co/E0T9QYjGRf
When Alex Grinch left Oklahoma for USC, it was Brian Odom who stepped up as the Sooners interim DC. Two years later, Grinch is out in L.A., and it’s Odom, along with DL coach Shaun Nua, who take over a USC defense in crisis: https://t.co/H3QYMB13kK
Brian Odom and Shaun Nua know they can’t “reinvent the wheel” with just two games left in USC’s season. But the new co-coordinators believe they can galvanize a struggling defense at season’s end https://t.co/H3QYMB13kK
How Oregon is preparing for change to USC’s defensive coordinator https://t.co/7GATfoPhkt
USC's Lincoln Riley takes ownership for Alex Grinch firing, calls it 'right decision at this time and point' https://t.co/7QcQfOsm6H
Alex Grinch was fired Sunday after two failed seasons as USC’s defensive coordinator. But Lincoln Riley is confident he can build a defense, @thucnhi21 writes. “I have complete belief and conviction we will play great defense here,” Riley said. https://t.co/3gRbdhoZ1v
Lincoln Riley said he fired Alex Grinch because a Pac-12 championship is still at stake for USC. If that's true, he should have fired him a weeks ago
Speaking to the media for the first time since he fired embattled defensive coordinator Alex Grinch, USC coach Lincoln Riley explained why he made the move. The Trojans are still focused on this season. 🔗 https://t.co/LL9l8U89iv https://t.co/nPizUrVs2f
USC’s Lincoln Riley explains Alex Grinch firing: ‘We still have a lot to play for’ https://t.co/fIjERnX9Oz
Lincoln Riley said firing Alex Grinch ... - happened now because USC still has "a lot to play for" - was his decision, despite source telling ESPN there was some donor pressure - was necessary because, "We will play great defense here. It will happen.” https://t.co/wqkcErhtPW
I’m sure Lincoln Riley would’ve preferred to wait until season’s end to make a decision on Alex Grinch, but thought @RyanYoungRivals put it best in his column: After the UW loss, Grinch would’ve been a public piñata. That dark cloud would’ve loomed over the defense.
Lincoln Riley said he made the decision to let Alex Grinch go now, with two games left in USC’s season, because “we still have a lot to play for." He said he “might feel a little bit different” if USC wasn’t still eligible for a conference title.