Major Lincoln Riley, Mike Norvell and Shane Beamer Updates Emerge Amid Hot Seat Rumors

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USC Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley on the field during warm-ups before the game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect USC coach Lincoln Riley, Florida State coach Mike Norvell and South Carolina coach Shane Beamer all head into Week 5 under heavy pressure, and the next few games could shape how long each one keeps his job.

Thursday on the Crain & Cone podcast. He pointed to a $72 million buyout at USC, a must-win October stretch in Tallahassee and a home game against Kentucky in Columbia. USC Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley reacts during the second half against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect Oregon beat USC 41-27 at the Coliseum on Saturday, and the 4-1 Trojans fell to No. 18 in the AP Top 25.

ESPN analyst Paul Finebaum "It also feels like we're heading down this path, though, where USC might have to do it if they're just not going to contend in the era," Nakos said. Washington visits USC on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC. The Huskies are coming off a 27-24 home loss to Minnesota, but they've beaten USC three straight times.

"If Washington goes into L.A. and wins, it feels like the writing's starting to show up on the wall for Lincoln Riley," Nakos said. Florida State football coach Mike Norvell coaches his players as they warm up after a power outage delayed the game | USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect"I would tell you that he was brought back a year ago in large part because of how high that buyout was," Nakos said.after Week 4.

The Seminoles are 2-2 with losses to SMU and Alabama. Virginia visits Tallahassee on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET, and then Florida State plays at Louisville and Miami before Clemson comes to town Oct. 31.looking into bringing back former coach Jimbo Fisher. Fisher still collects buyout money from Texas A&M, and Nakos said that's the heart of his pitch.

"You can come hire me for $750K, a million dollars. I'm still getting my $7.2 a year from A&M. You can put all the money that you'd have to pay me into the roster," Nakos said of Fisher's message. South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Shane Beamer reacts to a play during the first quarter against the Alabama Crimson Tide | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect South Carolina is 2-2 and has lost seven straight SEC games.

No. 24 Kentucky visits Williams-Brice Stadium on Saturday at 4:15 p.m. ET on SEC Network. Then the Gamecocks play at No. 8 Florida on Oct. 10.

"I would say that this Kentucky game is as much of a must-win as Shane Beamer's ever faced," Nakos said. "Not because he's going to get fired if they lose, but the unraveling is going to start coming quickly if you look up and you're 0-3. ""I think Shane's doing a good job as a coach right now handling that," Nakos said. "But that just puts almost a bigger spotlight on him and his program.

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