Lincoln Riley was away from his team at Southern California on Tuesday for the second straight day due to an illness. Riley missed Tuesday’s practice as the No. 24 Trojans continued preparations for their road game at California on Saturday.
Southern California head coach Lincoln Riley, left, shakes hands with Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham after Utah defeated Southern California 34-32 in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, in Los Angeles. Southern California head coach Lincoln Riley watches during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Utah, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, in Los Angeles.
“The guys have handled things in a pretty professional way,” said Dennis Simmons, USC’s assistant head coach and receivers coach. “It’s not like he’s gone forever. It’s one of those deals where we’ve got an objective, which takes place this Saturday afternoon, and that was our main focus. ... We work for an incredible man and a great leader. He set a great plan together, and we’re just following it until he returns.
Kliff Kingsbury, the former Arizona Cardinals and Texas Tech head coach serving as a senior offensive analyst for the Trojans this season, also is taking a more active role this week with USC’s quarterbacks. Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams is coming off an unimpressive three-week stretch of play that began the week before the Trojans’ two losses.
Simmons and Riley have worked together since 2015, and most of Riley’s coaching staff has spent multiple seasons with him. That familiarity has made this temporary transition relatively smooth, but it’s obvious the Trojans are in a vulnerable spot after dropping two straight games and falling to their lowest AP Top 25 ranking since Riley arrived.last Saturday on a field goal at the gun, sending Riley and Williams to the first Coliseum defeat of their USC tenures.
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