Life moves pretty fast, and so does college football, though neither makes much sense. Just three years ago, Bill Belichick was on his way to his first post–Tom Brady playoff appearance, and the USC Trojans made what seemed like the absolute best possible move at the time: hiring Lincoln Riley away from the Oklahoma Sooners. Now Belichick will coach the North Carolina Tar Heels and USC is a Big Ten school that owes $80 million to a reeling and miscast coach.
Last winter, NFL owners wouldn’t hire Belichick. This winter, many USC fans are wishing for what they once feared: an NFL owner hiring Riley.
