Southern California has fired defensive coordinator Alex Grinch with two games left in the Trojans' disappointing regular season.
Head coach Lincoln Riley dropped his longtime top assistant one day after USC gave up 572 yards and 52 points to No. 5 Washington in the Trojans' third loss in four games.USC's defense has played poorly for the past six games and the Trojans have lost three of their last four to fall out of the College Football Playoff race after a 6-0 start. USC was unranked in Sunday's AP Top 25 for the first time in Riley's two-year tenure at the school.
Grinch became Riley's defensive coordinator at Oklahoma in 2019, and he followed Riley to Los Angeles in late 2021. But Grinch's defenses have repeatedly lagged behind Riley's prolific offenses at both schools, and this season's unit at USC has been thoroughly ineffective despite an influx of talent from the transfer portal.USC has allowed 42.0 points and 483.7 yards per game over its past six contests.
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