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There are few coaches in college football who have more to sell recruits on than Lincoln Riley, but you might be surprised to learn what impresses some young players the most when they visit the Oklahoma campus. No, it’s not the fact that Riley …
Oklahoma Sooners coach Lincoln Riley has a quarterback decision to make, and while he’d like to do it during fall camp, he won’t promise it. Riley said Friday that it would be his preference to name the new starter during camp, but …
The Oklahoma Sooners have had back-to-back Heisman Trophy winners at quarterback, so it would only be logical to expect the offense to dip a bit. Lincoln Riley does not believe that will be the case, though. Riley said he doesn’t anticipate any …
Before he became a Heisman Trophy winner at Oklahoma, Kyler Murray was one of the greatest high school quarterbacks the state of Texas — or any state, for that matter — had ever seen. Lincoln Riley undoubtedly made him a better player, …
The Lincoln Riley to the NFL rumors might cool down some. Oklahoma announced on Tuesday that they have agreed to a contract extension and pay raise for Riley, who just completed his second season as the Sooners’ head football coach. The deal …
Despite a lot of talk over the course of the season, the Lincoln Riley door to the NFL looks to be shut for this offseason. According to Alex Marvez of SiriusXM, Riley is expected to sign a contract extension with Oklahoma, essentially ruling out any …
Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley made some puzzling decisions in Saturday’s College Football Playoff and was roundly criticized for it on Twitter. On two occasions — once in the second half and another in the third — Riley opted to kick …
Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley was trying everything to get his team going after an abysmal first quarter against Alabama in the College Football Playoff. With the Sooners down 21-0 and on their heels again defensively, Riley had the entire team huddle …
The Oklahoma Sooners have done all they can to make their case for a College Football Playoff bid, and now it’s up to coach Lincoln Riley to do some campaigning. The primary criticism aimed at Oklahoma is their defense. The Sooners allow nearly …
Lincoln Riley became emotional while talking with ESPN’s Holly Rowe after leading Oklahoma to a 39-27 victory over Texas in the Big 12 Championship Game on Saturday. Riley paused for a moment and appeared to almost be in tears as he talked …
Texas is looking to win its first Big 12 conference championship since 2009 this weekend and spoil Oklahoma’s bid for a College Football Playoff spot in the process, and they have brought in a secret weapon to help with their preparations. …
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has maintained publicly that he still has full confidence in head coach Jason Garrett’s ability to lead the team, but those positive feelings may not last long if the losses keep coming. Should the Cowboys …
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 …
The Cleveland Browns will soon begin searching for a new head coach who can turn Baker Mayfield into a franchise quarterback, and they may look at the man who helped mold Mayfield into a star as a possible candidate. With Hue Jackson having been …
Oklahoma Sooners coach Lincoln Riley isn’t sweating the fact that the Texas Longhorns made what may look to be a statement of intent against his team on Saturday. The Longhorns won 48-45 on a late field goal, lifting them ahead of the Sooners …
Lincoln Riley finally got his chance to drop an in-your-face tweet to all the detractors, and he did so. Riley watched his former quarterback at Oklahoma, Baker Mayfield, lead the Cleveland Browns to a comeback victory in his NFL debut on Thursday …
