LOS ANGELES — The symptoms started setting in early last week, but at the time, Lincoln Riley tried to ignore them. Then, Riley said, “Sunday didn’t go too well.”While his team was left reeling from its second straight loss, Riley was left to deal with the effects of pneumonia. “I’m definitely a lot better than I was,” Riley said, “but it’s kind of a slow process working your way back. For USC, another loss would likely eliminate it from Pac-12 title contention. As Riley sees it, USC is just as close right now to being in the hunt for the College Football Playoff semifinals.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 26, 2023 20:36 UTC