The NCAA put The USC Trojans football team on one-year probation with a $50,000 fine for coaching violations, according to a report from 247 Sports. USC coach Lincoln Riley will not be suspended as part of the action despite the violation of head coach accountability rules.

“The school and enforcement staff agreed that the violations in this case occurred when eight football program analysts engaged in on-field and off-field training activities in the spring of 2022, fall of 2022 and spring of 2023 , which resulted in the football program exceeding the permitted limits. number of coaches counted by six over two academic years,” according to the NCAA report via 247 Sports.

NCAA probation is a punishment that can be imposed on a college or university for various offenses, such as unethical conduct, lack of institutional control, or failure to monitor.

Per 247 Sports, here’s the full list of penalties:

The parties used the ranges identified by the sentencing guidelines for Division I approved offenses to agree on mitigated Tier II penalties for the university and Riley. The decision contains the full list of sanctions approved by the Crimes Committee, including:

While USC’s violations occurred in 2022 and 2023, the news hurts an already disappointing 2024 season. The Trojans have dealt with outside noise after losing games to Michigan, Penn State, Minnesota and Maryland after holding fourth-quarter leads.

The first year as members of the Big Ten Conference certainly did not go according to plan for USC. Most recently, Riley made a significant change to the offense, benching quarterback Miller Moss in favor of Jayden Maiava.

With just three games left, can Maiava get this team to the finish line? To become eligible for a bowl game, USC must win two of its last three games against Nebraska, UCLA and Notre Dame.

The Trojans host the Cornhuskers in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Saturday at 1 pm PT.