Miller Moss paying the price for Lincoln Riley’s | College News

USC coach Lincoln Riley is throwing quarterback Miller Moss below the bus. While it’s true that Moss’ efficiency has slipped, it is usually true that he has been put into very robust positions by poor calls and methods by the coach. Take the Washington sport, for instance. Washington has the best cross protection in all of school soccer, and Riley spent most of the first half calling cross performs. What was he attempting to show? He woke up in the second half, however by then Washington had the lead. Coach Riley ought to step up and share blame.

Jerry Mendel
Culver City

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As a UCLA fan, I’m glad that USC has found what it’s wish to have employed and been hoodwinked by an conceited charlatan soccer coach. Fortunately our time with Chip Kelly is over, however with what’s reported to be an $80-million buyout, USC might be caught with Lincoln Riley for a few years to come back. When he arrived bringing in half of his Oklahoma group with him, together with a Heisman quarterback, and went 11-3 in his first yr, I’m sure Trojan followers have been in seventh heaven. Since then, he’s gone 8-5 and 4-5 (up to now). Not precisely the soccer genius USC hoped for.

Jack Nelson
Los Angeles

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Desperate people do determined issues. Lincoln Riley’s benching of Miller Moss with three video games left in a misplaced season is little more than rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. The Trojans have already struck the iceberg and Riley is undoubtedly trying for a life preserver (an NFL job) in order that he doesn’t go down with the ship.

Mark S. Roth
Playa Vista

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Lincoln Riley’s failure of creativeness is astounding. As if three line plunges and a feeble cross inside the 10-yard line was not dangerous enough, the choice to not kick a subject aim with more than 5 minutes to play whereas trailing by solely 5 factors strongly means that another person must be calling the performs.

Dana Roth
Pasadena

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Coach Riley, your group and UCLA have made for edge-of-seat, late-game thrillers this yr. Much more thrilling than lopsided video games which ship the followers home by the third quarter. If we’re trying for leisure, which sports activities must be, keep strolling that tightrope and neglect the alumni!

Felipe Hernandez
Glendale

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USC’s first 5 losses have been by a complete of 19 factors — the least of their historical past. However, they hung in there to the finish in all 5 regardless of a litany of miscues. Interestingly, the current quarterback change may help propel USC to a bowl sport.

David Marshall
Santa Monica

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It’s Clay Helton 2.0.

Gary Lasley
Pasadena