<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3L9iLZ_0wMlZ2NQ00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3L9iLZ_0wMlZ2NQ00" width="1000" height="600" ></figure>No one at Southern Cal could have seen this collapse coming. Lincoln Riley, once pursued by Jerry Jones in Dallas, is now an uncomfortable slow burn to watch on Saturday afternoon. The Big Ten thought they were getting a ratings behemoth, instead, their crash back to the pack of college football also-rans has been swift and costly.On Saturday at College Park, MD, the 4-3 Terrapins beat a down-and-out USC Trojans team who is now 3-4 and a dismal 1-4 in conference play. After two fourth quarter touchdown drives and a missed field goal, the hot seat for Riley has gone from simply hot, to a 5 alarm fire.LANE KIFFIN – OLE MISSOn September 28, 2013 the Trojans met a wrecking ball in Tempe, when ASU beat USC 62-41. The fireworks aside, Kiffin had struggled in the post Pete Carroll era. Crippled by NCAA sanctions (scholarship reductions and no bowl games), and a very political atmosphere at USC, Kiffin would be fired near the team bus at LAX in a private room. It was 3:14 am local time, with the story becoming something of a legend in college football. Still, Kiffin learned quickly to make lemonade out of a bunch of lemons.After being tossed a lifeline by Alabama, he would help the Crimson Tide win a National Championship as their offensive coordinator.Kiffin is an interesting re-consideration for the Trojans. The atmosphere is incredibly different this time around and so is Lane Kiffin. Failed with the Oakland Raiders and an aberration at Tennessee, he has turned around two programs at Florida Atlantic and Ole Miss.The Trojans need a big shot in the arm, and Kiffin is a success despite being fired on the LAX Tarmac.FOR MORE COLLEGE FOOTBALL CONTENT, CHECK OUT THE FOLLOWING LINKS:–Cam Ward Strengthens Heisman Campaign as Miami Outlasts Louisville–The Indiana Hoosiers are a Big Ten Champion No One Saw Coming–Jeremiah Smith vs Ryan Williams: Who is the Best Freshman Wide Receiver in College Football?</div></body>

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No one at Southern Cal could have seen this collapse coming. Lincoln Riley, once pursued by Jerry Jones in Dallas, is now an uncomfortable slow burn to watch on Saturday afternoon. The Big Ten thought they were getting a ratings behemoth, instead, their crash back to the pack of college football also-rans has been swift and costly.