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Lincoln Riley is reportedly leaving Oklahoma for new head coaching job
By Dave Hooker
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Lincoln Riley flat out stated that he wouldn’t be LSU’s next head coach after his Oklahoma team had just lost to Oklahoma State 37-33. Riley wasn’t lying.
Instead of leaving the Sooners for LSU, Riley is apparently leaving Oklahoma to head west. According to a report by Matt Zenith of On3sports, Riley has informed his coaching staff that he is leaving Oklahoma to become the head coach at Southern California.
Lincoln Riley just informed his staff at Oklahoma that he’s taking the head coaching job at USC, a source tells @On3sports
— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) November 28, 2021
Riley was 55-10 in five seasons at Oklahoma and won the Big 12 in his first three seasons. He was also thought to be a primary target for several other schools, most notably LSU, which is replacing coach Ed Orgeron.
Dave Hooker started covering Tennessee in 1998. He hosts an SEC radio show out of Chattanooga and covers the SEC for Saturday Down South.
