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Baker-Mazara sues over dismissal
When it broke, No. 12 USC was 4-0, coming off a 42-35 win over Rutgers. Next: at Penn State, Sat Oct 10.
What happened
USC was at the center of this one from September 21, 2026.
How big it got
A national argument. It went quiet, then came back.
Why it mattered
A dismissed player taking USC to court mid-rebuild is the kind of distraction Riley can't afford when the program's entire brand right now is that No. 1 class and a clean break from the Helton era — lawsuits don't stay in the background.
Riley's got a top-ranked class and a rising SP+ ceiling — last thing he needs is a dismissed player's lawsuit dragging program discipline into the headlines while the IOL rebuild is still half-finished. Daily Trojan
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