USC football has re-entered hot water entering their game week with Nebraska. The Trojans' football program were fined $50,000 and placed on a one-year probati

The USC football program was put on probation for a year and will pay a $50,000 fine after the NCAA found rules violations.

The NCAA has placed USC's football program on probation for a violation of rules between 2022 and 2023. In a release issued on Tuesday (h/t Connor

LOS ANGELES - The NCAA has placed the USC Trojans football team on a one-year probation for violating rules on coaching limits, the association announced Tuesday. The team will also have to pay a $50,000 fine, though Head Coach Lincoln Riley will not face a suspension.

The University of Southern California's football program has been placed on probation for one year and fined $50,000 for multiple violations of NCAA coaching staff rules, the National Collegiate Athletics Association announced Tuesday.

USC coach Lincoln Riley exceeded the number of staff members allowed to act as coaches and was sanctioned by the NCAA, the organization announced.

As if his third year at USC wasn’t already tumultuous enough, Lincoln Riley is now on probation. On Tuesday, the NCAA announced that USC football has been placed on probation for one year, following a lengthy collaborative investigation that determined the program had violated previously in-place bylaws around analysts engaging in countable coaching activities.

The USC football program faces a $50,000 fine and a one-year probation after violating NCAA coaching staff rules, marking a significant issue in their first season as part of the Big Ten.