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USC announces hiring of Lincoln Riley as Trojans head coach
By Sydney Hunte
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USC on Sunday officially announced that it had hired Lincoln Riley as its head coach. Riley leaves Oklahoma after 5 seasons as the head coach of the Sooners.
We got our guy.
Join us in welcoming @LincolnRiley and his family to Los Angeles!#FightOn✌️ pic.twitter.com/CHnhzHRFT6
— USC Football ✌️ (@uscfb) November 29, 2021
Prior to being promoted to head coach in Norman following the retirement of Bob Stoops, Riley was on the Sooners’ staff for 2 seasons as offensive coordinator and quarterback coach. That came after 4 seasons as associate head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at East Carolina.
At Oklahoma, Riley’s record through 5 seasons was 55-10 with a 37-7 mark in the Big 12. This year, the Sooners were 10-2 (7-2 Big 12). Under Riley’s guidance, they finished inside the top 10 in the AP poll in his first 4 seasons, with Riley being named Big 12 coach of the year in 2018.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
