What is wrong with this picture?

It’s the second quarter and San Jose State called a timeout facing a fourth-and-1 situation at the USC 7-yard line. The USC defense is gathered around the 15-yard line.

And about 15 yards away is USC coach Lincoln Riley, facing the opposite direction of the huddled players. Everyone knows he is not a defensive guy but C’mon.

Now the first response is “Gary Patterson is in charge of the defense. Riley should stay away.”

But when you are the head coach, you still coach the entire team. Not just one unit. Pete Carroll was USC’s defensive coordinator but he was always involved with the offense. Can you imagine him so detached from the players right before an important play? The disinterest sends a poor message.

Back in 2015, Steve Sarkisian gave up playcalling at USC because he felt like it sent a poor message to the team that he was always focused on one side of the ball, which prevented interacting with the entire team in meetings, etc.

Well, we all know who Riley wants to interact with on the team.

• Did you know Eric Musselman spent at least a year of childhood and his time in college living in San Diego?

Maybe that explains why Musselman is taking USC to San Diego for three different basketball games as part of the nonconference schedule (UC San Diego, San Diego State, University of San Diego).

Frankly, it isn’t much of a schedule given the hype surrounding USC. There isn’t a single good game at the Galen Center. It’s the Lincoln Riley attitude: We play in the Big Ten so we don’t have to play anyone in the nonconference. Do the fans ever matter?