{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_sseztedknykfbmx5tgxa","title":"USC coach Lincoln Riley backs suspended linebacker: ‘Like a son’","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/usc-coach-lincoln-riley-backs-suspended-linebacker-like-a-son-sseztedkny","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_sseztedknykfbmx5tgxa","seq":811611,"kind":"article","title":"USC coach Lincoln Riley backs suspended linebacker: ‘Like a son’","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/09/29/sports/uscs-lincoln-riley-supports-suspended-linebacker-amid-chaos","summary":"In his first public comments about the suspension of his top linebacker, USC coach Lincoln Riley acknowledged his disappointment in Desman Stephens II – while also making a case for forgiveness. “I look at him like a son,” Riley said Tuesday evening. “And even a situation where you made a mistake doesn’t change that.” Riley...","published":"2026-09-30T03:05:09Z","seen":"2026-09-30T03:28:34Z","lang":"en","country":"US","source":{"id":"kite-nypost-com-325399","name":"nypost.com","domain":"nypost.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q211374","name":"New York Post","type":"newspaper","country":"US","designations":["daily newspaper","newspaper","tabloid newspaper","website"]}},"via":"kite-nypost-com-325399","topics":["new-york-city"],"authors":["Ben Bolch"],"entities":[{"id":"Q19665666","name":"Lincoln Riley","type":"person"},{"id":"Q4614","name":"University of Southern California","type":"org"}],"image":"https://nypost.com/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F09%2Fnewspress-collage-dkovrqa4n-1790702039474.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%261790687700","story":"st_sseztedknykfbmx5tgxa","category":"sport","category_p":0.8199999928474426,"sentiment":"positive","tone":0.12999999523162842,"political":0.05000000074505806}]}