Lincoln Riley on Alert Has Former USC Coach’s Last-Minute Trick For Playoffs Spot Lincoln Riley stays cautious as fans recall ex-USC coach’s wild last-minute playoff push; tension’s already building.

In the high-stakes chase for a College Football Playoff berth, the USC head honcho Lincoln Riley faces familiar pressure. As the USC battles for a long-awaited playoff dream, the echoes of Pete Carroll’s bold lobbying era resurface, raising the question: Will Riley need a similarly dramatic, last-minute push to secure the Trojans’ postseason spot?

The desperation for making it to the playoffs is not new in college football; the debate of Big Ten vs. SEC has been going on since Pete Carroll’s era. Remembering how long it’s been, analyst Scott Van Pelt makes a bold admission during his conversation with Lincoln Riley, saying, “I’m pretty sure one of your predecessors, I think Pete Carroll, like, literally phoned into SportsCenter one night trying to politic for USC; there were only t