Lincoln Riley was dejected in the aftermath of Saturday's 42-27 loss at No. 7 Oregon . The loss nuked 15th-ranked USC's shot at reaching the College Football Playoff as well as the Big Ten Championship Game.

Now 10-7 against conference competition since joining the Big Ten ahead of 2024 season, Riley got testy following a question about one of the Oregon pre-game signs that read "Extend Lincoln Riley," a clear shot at USC's early struggles on the national stage. The Trojans are 0-5 against top-10 opponents during Riley's tenure and dropped to 0-7 overall against teams who wound up finishing inside the top 10.

"That might be the dumbest question I've been asked as long as I've been a head coach, and I've been asked a lot of questions," Riley said . "You ought to be a little emba

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