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USC's Lincoln Riley faces pressure after Wisconsin loss

USC lost 24-7 to Wisconsin, its lowest scoring output under Riley, after averaging 36.4 points a game, with a reported $70 million buyout in play; Ohio State is next.

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  1. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorWisconsin beat USC twenty-four to seven, and that's the fewest points a Lincoln Riley team has ever scored.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBefore Madison they were averaging thirty-six point four a game. So that's a bold shift in scoring philosophy.

  3. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorLook, they rushed for minus seventeen yards. Minus. I'm telling you, you have to try to run that badly, because the ball only goes backward.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWait, so the other team wants the ball to go forward and they didn't give it to them?

  5. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThat's the whole sport, Vera.

  6. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd I'd call it a bold rushing retreat, and they still face Ohio State next. That's a quick chance to rebuild the brand.

  7. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorSix and two, two missed field goals, and a seventy-million-dollar buyout on the table. Somebody in Los Angeles is already reaching for a calculator.

  8. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSeventeen yards backward is still a lot of yards. It's the most any Trojan moved all night.

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