Former USC Trojans quarterback Matt Leinart tells fans to trust the process

He USC Trojans They are 3-4 heading into week nine of the college football season. This is not the season that fans expected and the disappointment has been strong. Former USC Trojan and Heisman winning quarterback Matt Leinart tells fans to trust the process.

The Trojans are on a three-game losing streak. Fans are frustrated with the season, but Leinart took to social media to assure them there is a bright future ahead.

“As frustrated as everyone is with USC, it is a process. This is the third year and the first year in the Big 10. Let’s try to be patient and trust that Lincoln and this staff will figure this out. Keep fighting!” Leinart said in his post.

USC coach lincoln riley signed a 10 year contract with the Trojans in 2022. In his first season, Riley led the Trojans to an 11-3 record. In 2023, USC fell a bit to 8-5. This year they are 3-4 and it is their first season playing in the Big Ten conference. Although it’s a disappointing start, playing in a new conference affects things.

These are different opponents than USC was used to in the past, and now the emphasis is on travel plans. At the end of the day, football is football, but it is a period of adaptation. Even so, the games that the Trojans lost went to the end.

Riley understands that these are games that should have gone in favor of the USC Trojans. After the third consecutive loss, Riley spoke about need to win close games.

“We’ve been a good enough team to have a chance to win every game, but we haven’t been good enough to pull away,” Riley said. “And when you get into these moments you’re going to have to make some plays to beat someone. Especially on the road. You’re going to have to make that field goal or make that tackle on fourth down or make that catch or throw or block or whatever because they’re not going to hand it to you.”

There are five games left in the season. Playoff hopes may be long gone, but USC is still fighting for bowl eligibility. They still have a chance to beat top teams, like the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, to convince future recruits that the Trojans are a team that wins big games.

Leinart might be right in telling fans to trust the process. While the Trojans have been struggling, they have a top recruiting class in 2025 and have the transfer portal to utilize going forward.

The USC Trojans will face the Rutgers Scarlet Knights on October 25 at 8 pm Pacific Time. It will be the Trojans’ second-to-last home game of 2024. This could be the game for USC to turn its season around and end on a high note.