Lincoln Riley downplays links to Browns job
If Lincoln Riley wants the Cleveland Browns job, he’s not giving it away.
The Oklahoma coach, already linked to the now-vacant position with the Browns, denied that he was looking to jump to the NFL on Monday.
#Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley, on being mentioned as a possible candidate for the #Browns: "The truth is for me, I love Oklahoma. I love coaching here. I love coaching college football. I certainly don't have that itch right now.” #Rightnow
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 29, 2018
It’s a pretty firm statement, but it should be taken in some context. Riley won’t leave Oklahoma before the end of college football season, but he may well be more receptive to an approach from the Browns once the year concludes. His name has already come up once, and it’s likely to keep coming up until the Browns fill the position.
