USC Radio broadcast of the Utah-USC Ending | 2023 College Football

[@dashx1103]

Nice, professional job by that USC radio crew. Completely objective. Don't see that enough these days.

[@parkerjwill]

Agreed 👍

[@jc27_]

Agree but he tried to say this was tbe biggest win in the programs history when they are the back to back pac 12 champs lol

[@LockeDemosthenes2]

​​@@jc27_ikr? This might end up not even be Utah's biggest win of the year, let alone one of the biggest wins in the program's history. The biggest wins for Utah were definitely the Fiesta Bowl in 2005 and the Sugar Bowl in 2009 which both completed perfect seasons. Oh and yeah, the two Pac 12 Championship games they just won.

[@ramenman_]

almost fully disagree. It is almost frustrating how neutral the duck crew is. also "greatest win in program history" the disrespect...

[@jc27_]

@@LockeDemosthenes2 yup and they beat usc for the pac12 title last year lol I think that was a bad take especially since Utah has had their number as of late

[@rods5569]

These guys were nice on the mic and not too homerish, although calling this one of Utah's best wins in program history is pretty aggrandizing on behalf of USC. I wouldn't even put this in the top 20 as best wins. Don't get me wrong, it was a very satisfying win considering how depleted Utah's roster is by injuries. But a narrow victory against a fringe top 25 team that happens to be a big brand? That's just a nice win and history won't remember it as anything great.

[@tl5606]

Couldn’t help but to think the same thing lol. It did seem a bit arrogant coming from a team who will probably finish the regular season with 5 losses, and who has lost to Utah the past 3 times they’ve played.

[@darylhenry9595]

​@tl5606 correction: Utah has beat USC 4 in a row. 3 regular season games and one championship game. Utah owns USC

[@tl5606]

@@darylhenry9595 even funnier!

[@mechamania]

Well, at least being aggrandizing to USC is something you might expect, from hometown radio, but the Coaches and especially the AP “sports writers” have been sucking on USC, all year, for little reason. USC *never* belonged in the Top 10 (especially not just outside the Top 5!), this year, but writers and coaches held on as long as they could, overrating them-past 3 close games against teams with a combined 0 PAC-12 wins (a 14-point win (42-28) against a horrible, 1-2 ASU team, a 7-point win (sealed by an onside kick recovery in the last two minutes) against a 3-1 Colorado team that’d just gotten demolished by Oregon, and a 2-point 2OT win against 2-4 AZ’s backup QB)-before ND absolutely crushed them and then they got beat at home, here against Utah. They’ve lost both games against mid-teens ranked opponents, and _somehow, they’re _*_still_*_ #24._ Well, at least they have Oregon and Washington-their only real tests besides that woulda maybe been worthy a Top 10 ranking, if they’d beaten them by 2TDs-and so they’d better hope Cal and/or UCLA doesn’t/don’t sneak up on them, or the *preseason #6* team (then ahead of Utah, Texas, Penn State, Washington, Oregon, Oklahoma, and even Tulane, behind all of whom they’ve _finally_ dropped, for their ranking to be closer to how good a team they actually are... ) may end up limping into a bowl game at as low as 6-6. I wouldn’t be shocked, at all, if they drop every game but Cal, the rest of the season, and they’re not going to the PAC-12 Championship Game - although it’d be great to see an 8-4 or 7-5 team in that game, for the “most loaded conference in college football this year... “ Most likely finishing unranked at 8-4, after losing to every ranked team on their schedule, 2023 USC is no kind of historic win, at all. It was more like a “we did _slightly better_ than Arizona’s backup QB starting his first game” kinda win.

[@Hoholikzqxwk]

Everyone will remember Utah being USC’s daddy 😂

[@charlesstone8292]

So glad USC has Riley and Grinch. Hope they both have a long career in LA.

[@raetekusu1]

Yeah. As an Oklahoma fan, I wish them nothing but long and entertaining careers in USC.

[@SarkDawg]

All of USC’s opponents hope they stay too! Irrelevant.

[@Music_Blueprint_78]

🤣

[@jughead1019]

Love how the radio crew was saying that they were yelling and screaming just like the crowd. Then all of a sudden things change😂. Go Utes!!!!

[@Eugene-tg1oi]

Whittingham allowed USC to score quickly following the punt return, to reserve time and his Timeouts. He was a genius to play for the field goal and the win. He's a master coach vs a neophyte coach Riley, was never aware of the trap Whittingham set. Checkmate Utah.😂🤭

[@thomasdaniels6824]

He sure did. Its obvious they didnt try to really tackle Caleb Williams on his td.

[@MrRondonmon]

Thats just not true, they just made a play there, you don't let people score when they are 5 points down UNLESS its first and goal from the 1 or 2, even then if you have timeouts you try to stop them and use your timeouts, no one needs timeouts on offense in CFB (in the last 2 minutes only now) you can stop the clock with a first down. Why would you let them score when its takes a TD to be you. Now if you are up 2 and a FG beats you and they can run the clock down to 1 sec. and kick a FG, sure, let them score a TD and you have a shot, but no one up 5 with 2 minutes is letting the other team score.

[@babybeacon5713]

he would have lost the game if it wasn't for a 3 missed holding calls on utah, one of which would have led to a sack on the play where the utah qb got in field goal range. whenever they play usc they get carried by the officials so I wasn't surprised usc got this game robbed from them.

[@The_K-Dude]

@@babybeacon5713the refs never help Utah idk what you mean

[@babybeacon5713]

@@The_K-Dude not all the time just when they play USC

[@Soonerricardo]

Very professional objective call by these guys. Unlike the guys who called Texas vs OU. They were horribly biased. You guys are impressive. Kudos.

[@timmellin2815]

Yeah, Pete Arbogast is an outstanding person and play by play guy, as much as I hate SC. Check this out: "times out" instead of "time outs." That's right, per Lindsay Nelson (remember him ?) Pete gave credit to former Wash. State. recently deceased broadcaster Bob Robertson after he passed , by ending the USC broadcast w/ Bob's legendary: "always be a good sport; be a good sport in all ways." And....Pete does something really impressive as a volunteer: he goes to hospitals and reads to terminal patients who have no family to visit them in their final hours prior to dying. So kudos to the USC broadcasters. Notice how the audio engineer kept the crowd noise always underneath the announcers, not interfering w/ them. My only criticism: the audio guy needs to kick up the color man's micr. a tad, to be at Pete's same audio level, as well as increase the color guy's Eq to more treble, to also match Mr. Arbogast.

[@miltonsmith974]

Yeah. How dare the Texas and OU broadcast crews being "biased" for the team that pays them their big salaries to call those games. LOL!

[@arcyhicks8335]

@miltonsmith974 Yeah, I agree 👍 I 👀 nothing wrong with being a homer for the school that's paying you. I listen to a lot of radio broadcasts from around the country here on YT. So I can rightly say that over the years, we Sooner fans are blessed to have audio painters who are amongst the best in the land. Much like a rock concert, they're loose, carefree, and not overly concerned with decorum. I'm very proud of the fact that while they'll point out bad or missed calls, they, unlike many other radio crews, show respect and give credit to the opponents by NOT spending 2hrs bitching about the Zebras. They're fun, exciting, and most importantly accurate 👌 Simply put, we have the best seat in the 🏠.

[@SamLopezI]

Bryson Barnes, the pride of Milford Utah. Caleb who?

[@mikemailei4491]

usc has all the talent but talent without discipline will never win the game. Utah has hard work and discipline and thats how they won the game along with talent.

[@klf6992]

The USC qb should have been shaking hands at end of game.

[@darthracer777]

As an OU fan, I approve of the final result.

[@theomegaman218]

I’m a UCLA fan and have been looking for this for days and it just popped up. Thank you so much for this treat .

[@ianbergman965]

As a Diehard Utah fan. Wow. These announcers are awesome. very impartial especially at the end.

[@papadopp3870]

That is pretty much the best college radio team- maybe ever. Utes fan, Utah grad here….and I think if the USC team had the same class as their radio team, everyone in this league would have been in trouble.

[@justinamerican8200]

0:51 The ref crossing the line of fire had me rolling. 🤣

[@bst6791]

HOW DO YOU DO!!! It stung a little when it happened, I will admit that. BUT, on this day, almost two years later, I am so very happy that Muleshoe decided he had a hard-on for the land of swimmin pools and movie stars. Thank you, thank you, thank you. What a blessing in disguise.

[@robmorgan2857]

Seeing muleshi...muleshoe lose makes mu heart happy

[@hockey1freak]

Is that some sort of slogan for USC? i dont get why he keeps saying it

[@garyharper2943]

As an Oklahoma fan , I could watch this 100 times. Thanks to SC.

[@trwent]

Thanks to Kansas.

[@tycorbin6818]

The Trojan slayers 3 years in a row now

[@jimmyhaley727]

hehehe,, the REAL rubber factory

[@ShootinStarskies]

#90 crying cause he realized how incredibly stupid his decision to leave UGA for USC at that moment was.

[@tylersolt2639]

Of course you don't believe it was targeting. Cole Bishop hit a guy shoulder to shoulder last week and was flagged for targeting. That hit #90 just layed was 10 times more of a targeting.

[@hubster4477]

Targeting is a joke, running backs lead with the crown of their helmet on every play, with helmet to helmet contact. But i guess thats different.

[@unicornhearts]

And it’s still not targeting.

[@Laughablefreak321]

Roughing the passer was a good call but I fail to see how any part of his hit was targeting. Its not just helmet to helmet contact that makes it targeting. Terrible call IMO.

[@TheFreshTrumpet]

and then ironically a play or two later a USC defender hit the site RB with a hit that was full on crown to helmet targeting and that got missed lol jeeze it was #8 the very next play and he had to leave the field after because of it. how tf do the refs miss that one

[@tylersolt2639]

When a running back, or quarterback in the case you guys are talking about, lower their head first it's not called targeting ever. Apparently nobody here watches football often.😂

[@bradball]

Very nice and professional job by the USC crew. Well done. One note. 19:02 ... this is ABSOLUTELY NOT one of the "greatest wins" in Utah Football history as they mentioned in their broadcast. Fun win... but not even close to the greatest win. Personally, I'd rank it as the 4th greatest win over USC... behind both 2022 games, and the 2001 Las Vegas Bowl.

[@rods5569]

2021, Utah's first win @USC in almost 100 years(not that there were many opportunities). I'd put this win behind 2021, but I wouldn't argue about it too much. I would argue strenuously that it's way behind 2014. "Travis Wilson, Hercules!" "Clay, It's real" 2023 was Utah's 6th best win vs USC, IMO.

[@tycorbin6818]

Greatest win was sugar bowl victory over Alabama Utah should have been national champions that year

[@hockey1freak]

Ya major eyeroll for me on that one. Just cause its USC? get over yourselves.

[@Gr8Notion]

Lincoln Riley’s defenses will always hold him back.

[@dentonyoung4314]

He got beat by a pig farmer leading the game-winning drive.

[@rjhyden]

This never gets old, watching riley get his ass beat

[@TechySpeaking]

I don't care if Jackson is a common last name, if you have a son, you don't name him Michael.

[@genebarker1023]

Congratulations to Utah and condolences to USC. They have been having a hard time getting back to being the powerhouse they use to be. I'm not any kind of expert on targeting and don't know if that was the right call. I did notice that the first part of the defensive lineman to hit quarterback was his head, he didn't bend down to hit him with his shoulder. Was a great game, sorry anyone had to loose. Go Utes.

[@jimmyhaley727]

hope they never get back

[@mechamania]

Yup. The AP and Coaches keep trying to _will_ USC into being even a Top 25 team, but they haven’t been and won’t be, at the end of the season. Not even those writers can justify a likely 8-4 team who could(‘ve) easily be(en) a 6-6 team, going into the postseason.

[@TechySpeaking]

The USC broadcaster thinking a higher-ranker Utah team beating USC at the Coliseum is "the best Utah win ever" tells you all you need to know about the arrogance of USC.

[@inquisitivdave5793]

Very arrogant.

[@mattharvey7799]

@@inquisitivdave5793 And yet still true lol Utah has never had the team USC had with Reggie Bush and company so to beat USC is a big deal. Great game by a great team but don't forget Utah was a nobody school not many years ago.

[@gizzyguzzi]

When did they have a bigger win than at the coliseum?

[@geoffreyeble32]

'One of the best wins in program history' is what he said actually. I'd agree. It was, along with the 3 other recent wins over USC.

[@geoffreyeble32]

​@@mattharvey7799Like in the 2004 season when Alex Smith played? Utes Smith and Andrew Bogut were the #1 picks respectively in the 2005 NFL and NBA drafts. Or maybe it was 1998, when the Runnin' Utes played for the NC in basketball!? It's been awhile since the Utes were a 'nobody' school in sports, if they ever were, old timer.

[@donniedarko979]

Lincoln is the man! Caleb not leading, pouting instead.

[@theogeo14]

19:10

[@thesbleeder2162]

I've never coached defense except for coaching D-lineman for a few years... So I think I'm qualified to be the Defensive Coordinator for USC.

[@letsgosooners]

I can’t believe the announcer didn’t know initially that late hits are added to the yardage gained on the play.

[@mechamania]

It’s awesome that “replays” and ref reviews are “brought to you,” meaning sponsored by an advertiser, on radio. So, basically, saying those things fills dead air, while replays and reviews are actually being shown on TV. Don’t get me wrong: I love radio broadcasts and listen to them whenever I can. Unfortunately, that isn’t nearly so often as I’d like, even with live streaming local radio stations on apps like MyRadio ... especially as opposed to national TV announcers’ play-by-play (which generally sucks, not just for who the announcers usually are (not just the “stooges,” either, but even the “straight man” - looking at you, Collinsworth), but also because they’ve usually spent less than a week prepping to *know who the teams and players are,* particularly as *compared to local radio folks who know the teams, players, and colloquial details the TV network stats crews miss) the way local broadcasters do.* That said, it’s interesting to see how radio station tactics develop and transform with the times, especially as a single-modality medium - not the multimedia connections for TV broadcast/cable and increasing streaming interactivity. As I think about it, selling advertisers really and review space is a pretty brilliant strategy. Of course, studies have shown that sports sponsorships can just as likely *cause more negative subconscious associations with the brand* when one’s team has a bad play or loses (Wagner & Clark, 2014), because those negative feelings attach to “anchors” such as the team and sponsors - especially when discussed together. So, although there’s more time to insert a sponsorship during a review, for instance, a negative result would become associated with that sponsor, subconsciously, obviously the opposite of what a sponsor wants. To remedy that, it’d be best for stations to hold off on noting that a review is “brought to you by [XYZ]” until the result is known to be positive - in this case for the Trojans, ‘cause it’s obviously USC coverage. Likewise, for replays, sponsorships should only be mentioned during a replay of a positive play for the *home team* being supported. Sounds stupid, doesn’t it? It works... Thanks so much for the video. Great sync, and it was so much better than the TV broadcast commentary!

[@The_K-Dude]

Remember, Utah didn’t have their Star QB or TE and had some defensive injuries as well and they still beat USC

[@theogeo14]

19:10 Williams sitting on his ass not pulling for the defense to make a play. That is a picture to behold.

[@CloverAve]

How about the disinterested look on the USC quarterback? Just sitting alone on the bench. Good thing he didn’t own the football they were using in the game or he’d take it and go home! A study in character when you have none…

[@theogeo14]

19:10 Right? This dude is not a team player he is only about himself and his stats. Not being on the sidelines pulling for his defense to make a play is totally lame.

[@gavinboggs5787]

It’s mind boggling how uneducated they are on the sport. They called bear Alexander a true freshman who has the least amount of experience in big games dude literally played in the national championship last year. They don’t know the rules on a targeting it’s just so funny how these guys are announcers

[@alexpaul4075]

They were talking about the utah offensive lineman

[@gavinboggs5787]

@@alexpaul4075 oh it sounded like they were talking about bear after the play

[@jimmyhaley727]

the news casters for the TV moguls

[@frankpalancio8471]

Good play by play and color commentary is an art form

[@blue_diamond_gem]

Perfect thank you for this.

[@signoresantinoburnett1169]

As an Irish fan, well done Utah.

[@marcd1981]

That was not a targeting offense by number 90. He made contact with the QB's facemask with his facemask, so there was helmet to helmet for the 15 yard penalty. But targeting is using the crown of your helmet to hit the other player, not the facemask. Not only did the refereeing crew get the call wrong, they let number 90 stand on the sidelines after he was ejected. Someone needs to review the rulebook with this crew.

[@TheRockgremlin]

Wow great compilation of the final minutes, thanks! I'm a Ute fan and clearly I am pleased at the outcome although there does appear to be some controversy. I agree that there was enough contact by Bear Alexander to warrant a personal foul on Bryson Barnes, however, I do NOT agree with the targeting call. No way in hell that was targeting. Bear didn't lower his helmet...at all. This isn't the first time the refs have made a horrible call in favor of targeting. I've watched other games this season and it seems like the refs are overly eager to blow the whistle and call targeting for even the slightest bit of contact.

[@pnwdweler4100]

You're incorrect. There are four separate criteria that warrant a targeting call and only one of the four have to be met. Look at the third bullet point, if you lead with basically any part of the body and make contact with the head or neck area it is targeting. The call was spot on when compared to the targeting rules in the NCAA rulebook. There are too many people that only consider the last bullet point when trying to determine targeting, but that is only one of four potential targeting types. Here's the exact text copied and pasted from the NCAA rulebook. Look at the third bullet point below. Targeting and Making Forcible Contact to Head or Neck Area of a Defenseless Player ARTICLE 4. No player shall target and make forcible contact to the head or neck area of a defenseless opponent (See Note 2 below) with the helmet, forearm, hand, fist, elbow or shoulder. This foul requires that there be at least one indicator of targeting (See Note 1 below). When in question, it is a foul (Rules 2-27-14 and 9-6). (A.R. 9-1-4-I-VI) • Launch. A player leaving their feet to attack an opponent by an upward and forward thrust of the body to make forcible contact in the head or neck area. • A crouch followed by an upward and forward thrust to attack with forcible contact at the head or neck area, even though one or both feet are still on the ground. • Leading with helmet, shoulder, forearm, fist, hand or elbow to attack with forcible contact at the head or neck area. • Lowering the head before attacking by initiating forcible contact with the crown of the helmet.

[@Dakers11]

@@pnwdweler4100 WRONG AGAIN ! Just because you wrote the Article here , doesn't make you right. Just the opposite. "To make forcible contact" there has to be intent. On this play there clearly is no intent, or to purposefully cause harm to the QB's Grey matter(brain concussion).

[@rods5569]

The targeting call was controversial but the roughing the passer call was undeniably correct. The 15 yard penalty would have been enforced even if targeting wasn't called. In the end it didn't affect the outcome. It does screw USC over for the 1st half next week though and that sucks.

[@pnwdweler4100]

@@Dakers11 Where does it say "with intent" in the rule book? "Forcible" simply means using force, it has nothing to do with intent, he hit the Utah quarterback hard enough that his head snapped back and he fell to the ground, which meets the definition of "forcible contact". I guess the NCAA and the referees disagree with you, but I guess you know more about the rules than everyone else. Casual.

[@darylhenry9595]

​@pnwdweler4100 justify it all you want, it was a bad call and was not targeting based on. The very definition that you typed out my dude. If that was targeting we might as well give them flags and call it a day. Get your weak ass BS out of here. Refs made a bad call, stop defending them, you're not on the payroll

[@XxsoonerbornxX]

Branch trying to act so touch and go for the knockout tackle and ended up hurting himself. That is Grinch D at its finest.

[@jimwebb9328]

I think Whit sent his FG unit on the field just to bait Riley into taking his last time out. Then comes back with a play to center the ball on the field for an easier kick.

[@rods5569]

@jimwebb9328 To bait Riley, and to also try and draw an offsides or illegal substitution to get them 5 yards closer. USC's defense was scrambling and confused before that timeout.

[@Watermelon_Man92]

I studied the targeting rule. And just so you know, if it's called on the field and the review shows that the hit meets one of the two criteria for targeting, even if the hit isn't necessarily violent, it's almost guaranteed to stand. It has to be "forcible contact", which basically means he tried to hit him. So if you choose to hit instead of tackle, you better know what you're doing.

[@TheFreshTrumpet]

i don’t think forcible reflects intentionality i think it’s meant to reflect the impact itself. like intentionally targeting but missing by barely grazing the opponents helmet where it doesn’t really move, that probably wouldn’t be targeting. accidentally but powerfully head butting someone would rightly get called more often. ironically that one wasn’t even as blatant as the one on the very next play by usc’s #8 who jammed his spine and had to leave the field after 💀

[@timmellin2815]

A sliippery slope on calling this. But after the QB targeting call, why no similar call on the obvious targeting a few plays later by USC on the running play ? Oh...Pac 12 officiating.....a definite mixed bag.

[@tylersolt2639]

Good Lord.. when the runner lowers their head first it is not called ever... Watch some more football.

[@Watermelon_Man92]

@@tylersolt2639 : Well that's because when the runner lowers his head, he's expecting to get hit. Welcome to Earth.

[@darylhenry9595]

This did not meet any of the criteria for targeting. If you think that hit was forcible, you should stick to 2-hand touch

[@Landyn___]

these commentators are pretty unbiased even tho they are fans of USC

[@wickedjr70]

The USC announcers were hilarious. They basically said the game was over after USC scored because Utah didn’t have the QB to bring them back. Never underestimate SC’s ability to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory. 😂😂😂

[@jimmyhaley727]

heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@derekboyt3383]

The snatched it with vigor while saying, “Give me that L!”

[@staracerxx]

yes, the announcers did a good job and were very professional at slighting Utah. and that stat at 3:20, i kinda wanna call chicken sh17 on that, just to make SC look better, in 13 games Utah is up 53% (just to share the other side of that stat)

[@LIBREPUB]

Dang, those are some good objective announcers

[@Dwminor]

His launch at the qb, correct call

[@michaelfrench7295]

Absolute professional

[@jdwilmoth]

Hahaha It doesn't matter if it was accidental it's still targeting And I sure hope Caleb didn't break a nail

[@WMavrek]

Me either. 2 reasons it was targeting, he hit him in the face AND he left his feet (i.e. launched).

[@rods5569]

​ @WMavrek I would accept as a reasonable argument that he left his feet to block the pass, not to make the hit. Also the contact was neither with the crown of the helmet, nor was it forcible contact(at least not the type that causes injury). As targeting goes it was pretty soft. I'm not sure if that matters, but it oughta. That said, it was absolutely roughing the passer which carries the same 15 yard penalty.

[@TheFreshTrumpet]

@@rods5569iirc the 2023 rules don’t require crown of the helmet, and i think forcible contact just means that it had a noticeable impact on either player involved. i could be wrong tho

[@robjohnston366]

If Caleb did break one of his nails they might have said "uck Utah."

[@jdwilmoth]

@@robjohnston366 that was a good one that was hilarious

[@Mattribute]

I thought 90 tried to slow up but his momentum was already there. A roughing maybe but targeting?

[@MikeGowan-xo9yv]

Nothing better than USC losing…

[@jimmyhaley727]

unless its the sugarcanes

[@ericritari3103]

After the replay review on 4th down shouldn’t they have started the clock?

[@Nastyfinger1444]

SC and FSU fan here. The qb putting is a major issue. Give Riley time.

[@billyhigh4690]

Hey Caleb,USC Utah is your Daddies!

[@Music_Blueprint_78]

The umpire had a clean shot at that punt returner. C'mon man! 🤣

[@n3m3g4y8]

Not an OU fan, but CW sitting there wishing he stayed in Norman

[@stevepiazza31]

Complete die/hard 45 year Notre Dame fan here, and I just have to say… Pete Arbogast is damn good! Nobody on television can touch him. Grew up with the legend Tony Roberts the voice of Irish Football for almost 3 decades, but I gotta admit Arbogast is well on his way to the broadcasting Hall of Fame

[@edgarrity5556]

He Is No Tony Roberts!

[@larrydrinnon3168]

The only thing USC defense can stop is Williams chances of winning the Heisman

[@michaeldenison7339]

I would put the 2009 Sugar Bowl vs Alabama as Utah's greatest victory. 31 -17. I would put last year's two wins over USC higher than this win. Though, in this win we were so depleted that I guess it should be argued that this game was a better win than those two. Except . . . all Utah had to do was somehow find an offensive star. That is all any team has to do to beat USC. Vaki was that star in this game. The Strong Safety was the offensive star. I expect us (Utah) to lose to Oregon. they are much more well rounded as a team. Even with next man up heroics. If you cannot beat a depleted team, while you carry the Heisman Trophy winner, 0 times out of 3, do you really deserve to be ranked? Does he really deserve to be the Heisman Trophy winner? Other than that, I found this broadcast crew to be quite fair.

[@miltonsmith974]

Lincoln Riley has stated that when he would go to the playoffs as the Oklahoma coach, he only had the third or fourth most talent of the four playoff teams. He was right. And he was the one recruiting that talent. He only does a "better than average job" analyzing and recruiting defensive talent. A friend of mine (an OU fan) told me that most all of the Sooner fans are now glad that Riley left allowing them to hire a more complete coach in Brent Venables. At first I wondered if this was true, but now I believe him.

[@larrycourtney5638]

Yeah, we call him stinkin Lincoln. LOL

[@jimmyhaley727]

so far

[@tonyrollman3991]

Perfect,love that usc tech ball

[@robertl.arbogast8189]

hey! that's my little bro' announcing!

[@WMavrek]

Barnes not woozy. He sent Branch stumbling off the field and carried on as if nothing happened. Color commentator total homer just trying to give sc fans hope.

[@jimmyhaley727]

controversy is all the MCers do,, they are not needed fo TV,,only for radiohehehee

[@alexrasch5956]

Bench Williams. He’s hurting team. Riley on hot seat. He’s Pete John McKay. John Robinson. He’s jv coach.

[@alexrasch5956]

Real smart penalties. Good coaching.

[@Babylion2311]

Jesus loves you and saves

[@joshuaewart6201]

USC defensive players are so undisciplined they dont even know where the line of gain is.

[@918kickinwing]

When these college kids gonna understand that they need to play the full game and not until the last couple minutes.

[@bobstevens2958]

Pete is the best

[@shauncollier3174]

They kept showing the defensive player who was ejected for targeting. Why was he still on the sideline? Thought they had to go to the locker room.

[@shawntaylor817]

the review stops the clock and helps USC to save their only TO

[@Cooe.]

3:17 Hahahahaha! 🤣 Bryson Barnes can't do what now? 😉

[@rand49er]

"USC?" I didn't know Utah played South Carolina this year.

[@thunderousooner527]

USC has two crybabies on there team Caleb Williams and Bear Alexander

[@Robb_Lejuwaan]

Looks like Utah intentionally allowed the punt return and touchdown.

[@richardmadrid866]

I don't have a transiter radio only a phone that shows the game anywhere who is it Tom kelly back in the 60s and 70s no live TV only on ABC.

[@akgobears]

Utah seems to have USC's number last couple yrs...

[@coltonabplanalpful]

Hahaha these announcers saying that Brycen couldn’t do it… 😂😂😂

[@WMavrek]

Hilarious. They think he just walked off the farm. People that follow Utah football, remember Rose Bowl and all the other times Barnes led the Utes down the field to score. Already forgot the first quarter! hahaha. Not like there's always been 100% confidence in him, but he seems to be taking notes from the Cam Rising book of QB toughness.

[@michaelraddish7898]

No.8 Utah never quit

[@FifatlasHD]

His catch phrase is "how-do-ya-do"? Why?

[@stephengeist344]

USC’s radio team, that you expect to pull for USC, was less biased than Gary Danielson is towards Bama, who is supposed to be neutral

[@Cjohn31]

I haven't watch sports or anything for about 6 years(long story) since when are college players allowed excessive celebrations on field?

[@daleg324]

If 90 was ejected why was he still on the sideline and field?

[@BitcoinMotorist]

Had USC -7. I was rooting for a Utah win at the end. If you can’t cover, I’d rather you lose

[@shawntaylor817]

It was targeting, launching himself and leading with his helmet, which is not balanced UCS reporting.

[@Stacie45]

Always love seeing the Trojans eat you-know-what.

[@bamahi7142]

The punt return never should have happened. Unless they changed the rule, no player is allowed to lift up off his feet during a punt attempt by the other team. Utah would have gain a first down and all they would have needed to do was burn the clock.

[@thunderousooner527]

I disagree with the announcers that was targeting

[@jok3r_tr1ckster96]

ignore the 8 illegal blocks in the back

[@richjh9]

I know Branch is a good return guy, but 16 catches for 197 yards for the entire season is the hands down national freshman of the year?! And the best freshman he has seen in a long time? Some legit homer hyperbole right there…

[@traviscarpenter08]

Funny how they are saying utah needs to work on clock management and have more time left so usc can score instead of a easy win for utah

[@Mr4306sl]

Riley translates to "No Defense".

[@brianc.1149]

#90 left his feet before he hit the Utah QB. They should call targeting every time because he launched into the player.

[@jeffalanvasconcellos3039]

Targeting was correct call!

[@daleallembaugh9801]

Hold your beer usc fans Riley preparing for Big 10 conference...LOL

[@JaxonKelly1]

Caleb shoulda stay at OU

[@mfranx2]

I'm an OU fan, so certainly, I was rooting for Utah, however, this whole sequence of events is why I'm no longer caring as much about Riley leaving to go to USC. Just like at OU, USC is soft. They're not physical up front, their lb's and db's are undersized and want to avoid contact, and they are poorly coached on the defensive side of the ball at every level. The USC radio team is as soft as the players are. Bear Alexander committed a without a doubt targeting penalty on the last drive and the announcers were saying he didn't deserve the targeting part of the penalty, just the roughing the passer penalty. That's bush league by the announcers and I would have expected more from them, but I guess the softness of the coaches and players rubbed off on them. I still believe Riley is the best offensive coordinator in college football, but as far as his being a head coach and running a program, he's just too flawed philosophically in his approach to toughness of his players and his d-coordinator is terrible. I'm SO glad he's no longer OU's coach.

[@colorblindcarlos]

Never forget the fingernails. 😂 Go Utes!

[@stilldajoker]

it's okay. The glove didn't fit.

[@Parasyte316]

These guys really don’t sound like they’re from LA. Not that’s a bad thing mind you 😅

[@tomy5868]

PAC 12 is funny little league...as long as they play each other.

[@garyglenn3654]

Looking at the rankings, Oklahoma is doing better WITHOUT Riley and Grinch. Imagine that?😳