6 Thoughts on a Thursday

USC lost their bowl game to fall to 9-4 on the season. That makes Lincoln Riley 35-18 during his four years at USC. His record is 16-10 in the last two seasons, which is hilariously identical to Brent Venables’ at Oklahoma.

Riley left Oklahoma to avoid playing an SEC schedule. Playing a Big Ten schedule put him in the exact same spot as the guy who replaced him, except Venables has at least made the College Football Playoff.