Pat McAfee thought USC coach Lincoln Riley died because of President Biden's State of the Union address

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President Biden was urged to "say her name" Thursday night during his State of the Union address, a reference to Laken Riley, the Georgia college student allegedly killed by an illegal immigrant last month.

When Biden did mention her, it sounded like he botched Riley's first name and said "Lincoln" instead.

Naturally, "Lincoln Riley" trended on X, formerly Twitter, but the social media platform isn't always perfect.

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Southern California coach Lincoln Riley watches during the second half of the team's game against UCLA ov. 18, 2023, in Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

X described the trend as a "sports" topic. Of course, that wasn't correct, but it makes sense.

Lincoln Riley is a real person, the head football coach at USC.

For those who were not watching the speech, it may have been a surprise to see the coach's name top the trending lists on social media out of nowhere. And, sometimes, it's unfortunately not good news.

Pat McAfee, host of "The Pat McAfee Show," spotted the trend and thought the worst had happened to the coach.

"I saw somebody with a microphone last night addressing the entire nation. He made an announcement that Lincoln Riley was dead," McAfee said on his show Friday. "I get on my phone after this event that we’re at, and it’s Lincoln Riley, and he’s trending all over. I click – ‘he’s dead.’ Lincoln Riley’s dead? Wait a second, who said that? The president? Lincoln Riley’s dead? How is this happening?

Laken Riley and President Biden (Getty Images)

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