Oklahoma Sooners fans were quick to troll former head coach Lincoln Riley, whose USC Trojans blew a 45-30 lead to the Tulane Green Wave in the Cotton Bowl.
So far, 2023 is treating Oklahoma Sooners fans well. Make no mistake about it, the Sooners football team’s last season wasn’t great, as they finished 6-7 in the first year under head coach Brent Venables. The head coaching change occurred after longtime head coach Lincoln Riley left the program in favor of the USC Trojans. Let’s just say that the Sooners faithful had a radical interest in Riley’s games, i.e. his opponents.
Well, on Monday, Oklahoma fans watched as USC blew a 45-30 late lead to the Tulane Green Wave, who went on to win the Cotton Bowl by a score of 46-45.
On that final drive of the game, the Trojans surrendered a four-yard touchdown run to Tyjae Spears with four minutes remaining, and were tackled in their own endzone for a safety, a six-yard touchdown pass from Michael Pratt to Alex Bauman with just nine seconds remaining.
Tulane fans may have been happy after the amazing win, but Oklahoma fans were frankly ecstatic on Twitter.
Oklahoma fans celebrate Lincoln Riley, USC losing the Cotton Bowl
https://twitter.com/CodySirk/status/1610035343062876162
USC looked poised to win a bowl game for the first time since the 2016 season, when quarterback Sam Darnold led the Trojans to a 52-49 victory over Penn State in the Rose Bowl. Instead, they again ended their season without a trophy.
The Trojans led to 28-14 at halftime after three passes by quarterback and Heisman winner Caleb Williams, and a touchdown run by Ralick Brown. However, the Green Wave were able to get back in the game thanks to three runs in the second half by the Spurs.
After the Spurs’ fourth touchdown of the game, running back Austin Jones was tackled in USC’s own end zone, cutting Tulane’s deficit to 45-39. This allowed Tulane to win the match. That became a reality after a 12-game drive, which ended with Bowman’s reception, which was described as incomplete but turned over on the restart (it was an obvious catch).
When Riley loses, Oklahoma fans are ready to celebrate the occasion. It just so happened that his last loss came in the last game of his senior season.
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