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The USC Trojans had a 15-point lead late in the fourth quarter of the Cotton Bowl, and everything seemed to be pointing to a bowl victory in Lincoln Riley’s first year on the job.
By the time the clock hit triple zero, Tulane escaped with a 46-45 victory in one of the wildest finishes of the entire season.
Mario Williams bobbled the kickoff at the one-yard line, Tulane got a safety, then the Green Wave scored the game-winning touchdown with eight seconds left as the fans went wild.
It was another terrible effort by the defense, and it wasted a five-touchdown masterpiece from Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams, not to mention a career outing from Brenden Rice.
There were plenty of quotes after this game, and it’s safe to say that USC is not pleased with how this season ended. How displeased was Riley?
Per Ryan Kartje of the Los Angeles Times, he fielded only three questions from reporters in the press conference following the Cotton Bowl.
Here’s what was said by Riley and others in the USC camp after a gut-punch loss:
BASIC MATH
THEY DID
NOT TOUGHER THAN THE 2018 ROSE BOWL VS GEORGIA
11 WINS BUT NO CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL DO THAT
SOMEONE EXPECTS TO MAKE THE PLAYOFF NEXT SEASON
GUT PUNCH
HE BETTER
YA THINK?
BUT WILL ANYTHING BE DONE ABOUT IT?
THE PLAY CALL WAS BAD, THOUGH
HOPEFULLY THIS CREATES CHANGES
DEDICH DID NOT LOSE THIS GAME
HOPEFULLY OPTIONS ARE BEING CONSIDERED
TRUTH
FURTHER READING
THIS ONE HURT
FORMER USC PLAYER (AND NATIONAL CHAMPION)
COLD, HARD FACT
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