From the hot seat to Halloween hero: Lincoln Riley shocks No. 2 Ohio State in USC’s biggest win in years

Entering Saturday’s BIG10 showdown on Saturday, Lincoln Riley was running out of excuses, running out of goodwill and, depending on whom you asked, running out of time as head coach of the USC Trojans. But on Halloween night, Riley finally gave the Trojans fans something they hadn’t seen in five years: a signature victory over a top-5 ranked opponent. One week after hitting rock bottom in a humiliating loss to Wisconsin, USC delivered the biggest upset of the college football season, stunning No. 2 Ohio State 30-18 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Saturday.