LOS ANGELES -- As UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond and Bruins players dragged the Victory Bell through the Los Angeles Coliseum tunnel following a dominant 38-20 victory over their crosstown rivals Saturday, USC and head coach Lincoln Riley found themselves staring at a bitter end to their disappointing season.
The Trojans losing five of their final six regular-season games would have appeared unfathomable when they began the year as the sixth-ranked team in the country. But now, as they searched for answers following a 7-5 campaign, there was plenty of blame to go around.