You assume he survives the full season?
I can see them losing three out of four at Penn State, at Wisconsin, Ohio State, and at Indiana. Wisconsin is the win. Can also see them losing one or both to Oregon or Washington earlier. I actually think they’ll start out well, lose a close game to Oregon and beat Washington.
I can see the Trojans then stumbling and Riley getting canned at 6-4, with four conference losses. In November.
Programs don’t wait till the end of the year anymore. Unless there’s some reason in the buyout to wait, but I think USC surely has the money to pay whatever they need to pay.
Administration is going to want start working on a replacement as soon possible.
And make a bad hire.