The NCAA has put the USC Trojans football team on one-year probation with $50,000 fine for coaching violations, according to report 247Sports. USC coach Lincoln Riley will not be suspended in connection with the action, despite the violation of the rules of responsibility of the head coach.

“The school and enforcement staff have agreed that the violations in this case occurred when eight football program analysts engaged in on- and off-field coaching activities in the spring of 2022, at fall 2022 and spring 2023, leading the football program to exceed allowable coaching count limits by six for two academic years,” according to the NCAA report via 247 Sports.

NCAA probation is a sanction that can be imposed on a college or university for various infractions, such as unethical conduct, lack of institutional control, or failure to supervise.

According to 247 Sports, here is the full list of sanctions:

The parties used the ranges identified by the Division I member-approved infraction penalty guidelines to agree to Tier II mitigated sanctions for the university and Riley. The decision contains the full list of sanctions approved by the Infractions Committee, including:

While USC’s violations occurred in 2022 and 2023, the news impacts an already disappointing 2024 season. The Trojans faced outside noise after losing games to Michigan, Penn State, Minnesota and Maryland after holding the lead in the fourth quarter.

The first year as a member of the Big Ten Conference certainly didn’t go as planned for USC. Most recently, Riley made a significant change to the offense, replacing quarterback Miller Moss in favor of Jayden Maiava.

With only three matches remaining, can Maiava take this team to the finish line? In order to become eligible for a bowl game, USC must win two of its final three games against Nebraska, UCLA and Notre Dame.

The Trojans host the Cornhuskers at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Saturday at 1 p.m. PT.