{"id":901953,"date":"2026-11-01T08:52:26","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T08:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/901953\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T08:52:26","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T08:52:26","slug":"lincoln-riley-curses-at-ohio-state-coaches-in-confrontation-after-usc-upset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/901953\/","title":{"rendered":"Lincoln Riley curses at Ohio State coaches in confrontation after USC upset"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lincoln Riley had just delivered the biggest victory of his USC coaching career, but apparently beating No. 2 Ohio State wasn\u2019t enough to cool his temper.<\/p>\n<p>Moments after the Trojans\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/31\/sports\/usc-stuns-no-2-ohio-state-in-massive-upset-as-lincoln-riley-earns-signature-win-at-coliseum\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">stunning 30-18 Halloween upset Saturday night<\/a> at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Riley was caught on video shouting expletives at members of the Buckeyes\u2019 coaching staff during a chaotic postgame scene near the stadium tunnel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre you kidding me? F\u2013k you!\u201d Riley shouted at passing Ohio State staffers. \u201cThat\u2019s bulls\u2013t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The confrontation unfolded as thousands of jubilant USC fans stormed the rain-soaked field, creating a logistical nightmare for security personnel attempting to escort players, coaches and their families safely into the locker rooms.<\/p>\n<p>Even Trojans quarterback Jayden Maiava was spotted helping security navigate the madness.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"   data-modal-image=\"41617560\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/ohio-state-head-coach-ryan-147167612.jpg\" alt=\"Ohio State head coach Ryan Day shakes hands with Southern California head coach Lincoln Riley after a football game.\" class=\"wp-image-41617560\"\/>Ohio State head coach Ryan Day, left, shakes hands with Southern California head coach Lincoln Riley after a college football game Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. AP Photo\/Ryan Sun<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"   data-modal-image=\"41617565\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/ohio-state-buckeyes-head-coach-147138748.jpg\" alt=\"Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day talks to USC Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley prior to a game.\" class=\"wp-image-41617565\"\/>Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day, left, talks to USC Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley prior to a game on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, in Los Angeles. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n<p>In video circulating on X posted by Columbus-based reporter Nicole Shearin, injured Ohio State defensive end Eddrick Houston can be seen limping toward the tunnel with assistance from a Buckeyes staff member, while another demands that security allow them through.<\/p>\n<p>Ohio State coach Ryan Day also appears nearby, waiting for his personnel to clear the congestion.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s when things got heated.<\/p>\n<p>As Riley approached the security checkpoint with his family, several Ohio State staffers were permitted to pass ahead of him, seemingly triggering the USC coach\u2019s profanity-laced outburst.<\/p>\n<p>One Buckeyes staffer stopped and appeared to attempt to defuse the situation. Another said something inaudible, but Riley continued walking with his family without engaging further.<\/p>\n<p>The confrontation was a fittingly combustible conclusion to a highly anticipated showdown that featured <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/31\/sports\/usc-ohio-state-players-heated-exchange-big-ten-football\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">players jawing at one another<\/a> before kickoff.<\/p>\n<p>Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters <\/p>\n<p>California Post News: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCaliforniaPost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@CaliforniaPost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">TikTok<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">X<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@thecaliforniapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Vb6a2IV1NCrL6q2AWq0E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">WhatsApp<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/company\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">LinkedIn<\/a><br \/>California Post Sports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/capostsports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/capostsports\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@capostsports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">TikTok<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CaliforniaPostSports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/capostsports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">X<\/a><br \/>California Post  <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Opinion<\/a> <br \/>California Post Newsletters: <a href=\"https:\/\/email.nypost.com\/#california-post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sign up here!<\/a><br \/>California Post App: <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/california-post\/id6751343487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Download here!<\/a><br \/>Home delivery: <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.californiapost.com\/defaultCAP\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up here!<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/california-post\/id6751343487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><br \/><\/a>Page Six Hollywood: <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/hollywood-signup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sign up here!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lincoln Riley had just delivered the biggest victory of his USC coaching career, but apparently beating No. 2&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":901954,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[2356,1607,399,59167,398,396,397,1776,30874,99,7813,14034],"class_list":["post-901953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ncaa-football","tag-california","tag-college-football","tag-football","tag-lincoln-riley","tag-ncaa","tag-ncaa-football","tag-ncaafootball","tag-ohio-state-buckeyes","tag-ryan-day","tag-sports","tag-usc","tag-usc-trojans"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/901953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=901953"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/901953\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/901954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=901953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=901953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=901953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}