USC coach Lincoln Riley rails against ‘false narrative’ over attendance
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"USC coach Lincoln Riley rails against ‘false narrative’ over attendance" is generating significant coverage in the Sports category, with 4 articles from 3 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Yahoo Sports, Orange County Register and New York Post. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (4)
- USC issues statement on poor home opener attendance after images of empty LA Coliseum go viral Yahoo Sports · 5h ago
- USC’s Lincoln Riley cool-headed after discourse over heat, game attendance Orange County Register · 5h ago
- Lincoln Riley addresses attendance at USC-San Jose State game Yahoo Sports · 5h ago
- USC coach Lincoln Riley rails against ‘false narrative’ over attendance New York Post · 5h ago
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