On Saturday, Oklahoma lost to Oklahoma State in an absolute thriller between two bitter rivals.
On Sunday, the Sooners lost their coach, Lincoln Riley, who is headed to Los Angeles where he will become the next head coach of the USC Trojans.
Riley said after Saturday’s loss that he wasn’t going to be the next coach of the LSU Tigers… and he wasn’t lying, because he must have known this was going to play out today.
It’s a huge hire for the Trojans, who haven’t been relevant on the national level in a while. Now with Riley in charge they should be able to get back to being a constant force in the Pac-12 and perennial contenders in the CFB playoffs.
Lincoln Riley is NOT going to Baton Rouge or staying in Norman.
He's going to SoCal!
USC hiring Riley away from Sooners as Trojans new football coach. https://t.co/neJU5xaYQV
— USA TODAY Sports (@usatodaysports) November 28, 2021
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
Twitter had reactions.
Wife: Are you going to have a-
Me: Let me stop you right there, I am not going to have another IPA
*grabs a bottle of wine* pic.twitter.com/Hs4uVNnDlW
— Adam Kramer (@KegsnEggs) November 28, 2021
Lincoln Riley to LSU would have changed the SEC
Lincoln Riley to USC would change college football
— Peter Burns (@PeterBurnsESPN) November 28, 2021
“Lincoln Riley to USC is a grand slam.”
— @ColinCowherd pic.twitter.com/6BqyS7T7Op
— The Volume (@TheVolumeSports) November 28, 2021
How Lincoln Riley pulling up to USC pic.twitter.com/4r2PBCIdna
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) November 28, 2021
A foot short last night; a TD today. Props to AD Mike Bohn. Welcome, @LincolnRiley! Looking forward to our return to glory… 🏈 🏆 🌹 pic.twitter.com/TIIlVYMefl
— Zack Smith (@SportsFlackZack) November 28, 2021
LSU AD Scott Woodward finding out Lincoln Riley accepted the USC job: pic.twitter.com/hlejHgaRRo
— Jim Weber (@JimMWeber) November 28, 2021
It makes sense for Lincoln Riley. Go out to SoCal, recruit your butt off, live in LA, join a winnable conference and stay out of the SEC. Oh, and get paaaaid. Makes a lot of sense to me.
— Ari Wasserman (@AriWasserman) November 28, 2021
Riley has a five-star quarterback from Los Alamitos, CA committed to his 2023 recruiting class at Oklahoma. So … I'm not sure that kid is going to Oklahoma anymore. https://t.co/LVjYC2NIIX
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) November 28, 2021
Unreal, but can confirm Lincoln Riley is leaving OU for USC.. Expect Bob Stoops to be the interim Head Coach.
Wow. Just Wow….
— Dusty Dvoracek (@DustyDvoracek) November 28, 2021
“I said I wasn’t going to be the head coach of LSU. I didn’t say USC.” – Lincoln Riley pic.twitter.com/XvUmXY1Uo7
— Tony Cabrera-Steele (@_TonyCabrera) November 28, 2021
Oklahoma is heading to the SEC
Lincoln Riley: pic.twitter.com/oV0DcNaaZl
— Ruf / Writers – Stephen A (@OUupdatedSB) November 28, 2021
That blank check that Mike Tomlin wouldn’t accept from USC boosters. Lincoln Riley just accepted it. WOW.
— shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe) November 28, 2021
Riley is diabolical lmao https://t.co/vxubxBiIfF
— Trevor Sikkema (@TampaBayTre) November 28, 2021
