Riley had little choice but to fire his friend Alex Grinch after USC lost to Washington, 52-42, on Saturday – a move that was all too obvious, and came much too late.
USC head coach Lincoln Riley, left, finally fired embattled defensive coordinator Alex Grinch, right, on Sunday, but the time to make the change was before the season – which will be, in all likelihood, the Trojans’ last with generational talent Caleb Williams at quarterback. LOS ANGELES — We can say this: Lincoln Riley seems like a good and loyal friend. We should all be so lucky.
Still, at the start of the year, I thought, you know what? As much as sports comes down to winning and losing, the relationships forged in the fire of competition are paramount. I thought, big picture, Riley was sending a noble message to his players. He said he wanted to add talent, size and depth to the defense, but he didn’t want to introduce a new scheme or another voice, not when Grinch, who followed him from Oklahoma, was part of the turnaround from 4-8 to 11-3 in their first season together in L.A.about it,” Riley told the team’s beat writers in January. “I feel I have a clear vision of what we’re gonna be defensively.
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