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First Take

Hour 1: Trojans' Triumph

First Take

ESPN Radio

Sports

4.05.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Stephen A. Smith and Shannon Sharpe are joined by Paul Finebaum to react to USC's close win over LSU last night. They also weigh in on USC's head coach, Lincoln Riley, proving doubters wrong with their victory. Football analyst Marcus Spears also joins the show and the crew discusses Ravens vs Chiefs on Thursday night possibly being a preview to the AFC Championship. Lastly, Stephen A. and Shannon also weigh in on Caitlin Clark leading the Indiana Fever on a deep run in the WNBA playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Good day.

0:00.8

Welcome into First Take.

0:01.8

We are laboring here for you and happy to be doing it.

0:05.6

That is the Hall of Fame, Shannon Sharp, looking dap.

0:08.8

Shay, Shay, great to see you on this Labor Day.

0:11.4

And of course, the Mouse of of the south Paul Feinbaum and

0:14.2

Stephen A will be here momentarily hi guys how we doing?

0:18.6

Good morning Molly good morning Paul happy labor day

0:21.6

happy labor day let's get it Paul what a college Good morning, Paul. Happy Labor Day.

0:23.1

Let's get it.

0:23.8

Paul, what a college football weekend.

0:26.3

We had number 13, Ellis you held a four-point lead

0:31.2

with just under six minutes left and lost 27 to 20 to number

0:34.4

23 USC on Sunday night despite totaling 421 yards of offense in

0:39.0

controlling the time of possession by six minutes Kelly's team failed to capitalize. Kelly didn't

0:44.7

hold back when discussing his frustrations. Listen to this fellas.

0:48.4

Fitz of guys played their butts off tonight and and we're sitting here again we're sitting here again

0:55.9

talking about the same things about not finishing when you have an opponent in a position to put them away.

1:07.0

But what we're doing on the sideline is feeling like the game's over.

1:11.0

And I'm so angry about it that I got to do something about it.

1:17.1

I'm not doing a good enough job as a coach and I got to coach him better because it's unacceptable for us not to have found a way

1:25.3

to win this football game. It's ridiculous and it's crazy.

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