USC football was in a battle against Notre Dame , but they were not able to walk away with the victory , losing 32-24. Head coach Lincoln Riley was heavily criticized for his playcalling down the stretch of the game, including one play that resulted in a turnover.
USC was trailing by three points in the fourth quarter, and Jayden Maiava had just completed a deep pass to Makai Lemon. They then tried a trick play for Lemon to throw the ball, but Notre Dame's Christian Gray forced a fumble, which led to USC losing any type of momentum they may have had.
After the game, Riley was asked about the trick play, and he kept it short and simple on how he felt about it.
“It's a stupid call,” Riley said. “Stupid call.” Expand Tweet Article Continues Below
Later in the quarter, USC didn