The USC Trojans did not have the inaugural Big Ten season head coach Lincoln Riley and company were hoping for. They went 6-6, with five of those losses coming within one score. They gave up the game-winning score at Michigan with 37 seconds to play, to Minnesota with 57 seconds left and to Maryland with 53 seconds to go. They lost vs Penn State in a wild overtime shootout, and came up just short at Washington and Notre Dame.
With a lot of learning lessons, Riley and his staff are looking to be a lot more competitive in 2025.