USC and SCNG Drama Resolved with Suspension Reversal

The issue has been resolved

The drama between the USC Trojans and the Southern California News Group is finally over... after two days. 

USC rescinds the suspension of access for @ocregister and @SoCalNewsGroup beat writer @bylucaevans. https://t.co/mfY117xuLt

— Todd Harmonson (@tharmonson) September 21, 2023

USC head coach Lincoln Riley and the journalist who came under fire that resulted in the suspension, Luca Evans, had a conversation, and things were resolved. Evans shared what that conversation looked like via Twitter. 

An update on the situation with USC access: pic.twitter.com/ju4Wkb24hI

— Luca Evans (@bylucaevans) September 21, 2023

Evans was initially suspended from covering USC for two weeks due to innocuous reporting about a friendly interaction between two Trojan players in his Wednesday piece. The interaction he covered happened to be outside of media availability. Riley didn't like that so that resulted in the suspension. 

USC and Riley got a ton of heat in the past two days because of the suspension, which resulted in many reporters from different sports coming to Evans' defense. 

All is now resolved, and we're glad that USC and the SoCal News Group are good now.