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Fans offer condolences to USC football coach Lincoln Riley after Biden flubbed murdered nursing student’s name

FILE - Louisville coach Jeff Brohm reacts after a play during the second half of the team's Atlantic Coast Conference championship NCAA college football game against Florida State, Dec. 2, 2023, in Charlotte, N.C. Brohm or Southern California's Lincoln Riley will be getting an eggnog bath instead of a Gatorade shower as the winning coach in the Holiday Bowl. USC will play its final game as a member of the Pac-12 Conference before moving to the Big Ten next season. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco,File)

He’s not dead yet.

Fans and well-wishers of University of Southern California football coach Lincoln Riley took to social media this week to offer faux condolences after President Biden accidentally mentioned his name during his State of the Union address on Thursday.

During his remarks Biden intended to offer his sympathies to Laken Riley — a Georgia women killed by an illegal migrant — but instead flubbed the slain woman’s name.

“Lincoln — Lincoln Riley, an innocent young woman who was killed by an illegal.”

And while Laken Riley’s family expressed outrage over the snafu, fans of Coach Riley went to town.

“I hope that everyone is thinking about @LincolnRiley after Joe Biden just announced during the SOTU that he was recently killed by an illegal immigrant. The @USC Football team could all use our support during this difficult time,” said the account Woke Messiah in an X posting.

Chance McClain, a self-described micro-influencer added “Hey @LincolnRiley checking on ya man I was listening to the state of the union and…it didn’t sound good.”

The X account NFL memes posted an image of Riley and quipped “Still can’t believe he’s gone 💔”

Lincoln Riley himself has not publicly addressed the controversy and did not respond to a request for comment from The Post.

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