USC Fires Defensive Coordinator Alex Grinch With 2 Games Left in Regular Season

Southern California head coach Lincoln Riley, (L), talks with defensive coordinator Alex Grinch during an NCAA college football practice, in Los Angeles on March 24, 2022. Mark J. Terrill/AP Photo

LOS ANGELES—Southern California fired defensive coordinator Alex Grinch on Sunday, Nov. 5, with two games left in the Trojans’ disappointing regular season.

Head coach Lincoln Riley dropped his longtime top assistant one day after USC (7–3, 5—2 Pac-12) gave up 572 yards and 52 points to No. 5 Washington in the Trojans’ third loss in four games.