Lincoln Riley is one of the youngest American football coaches, born on September 5, 1983. His full name is Lincoln Michael Riley and is 38 years old. Riley graduated with a bachelor’s degree in exercise and sports science from Texas Tech in 2006. Lincoln Riley was married to Caitlin and has two daughters. Riley’s daughters’ names are Sloan and Stella. Riley has two pets Boomer and Sooner. He has a younger brother named Garrett, who presently serves as an offensive coordinator at Southern Methodist University.

Lincoln Riley’s Coaching Career

From 2017 to 2021, Riley served for five seasons as the head coach at the University of Oklahoma. Lincoln Riley won four Big 12 Conference football championships in the UO with three appearances in the College Football Playoff. Riley was first hired by Bob Stoops

on January 12, 2015, as the offensive coordinator for Oklahoma Sooners. After Bob Stoops took retirement as head coach, Riley took the place as a successor. He has been a vital part of Oklahoma. Oklahoma had four 10-win seasons in the last 5 years. He has been a model of sustained success in the sport.

Lincoln Riley leaving Oklahoma

Lincoln Riley decided to leave Oklahoma was sudden news. Emerging as a coach in the time of Oklahoma, Riley has been one of the strongest young coaches in football. Riley took charge of 53 games and won 45 of them.

Riley is among the brightest coaches but opted to leave Oklahoma for Southern California. In his statement, he explained. It was the toughest choice for him but at the same time, the right decision. It was Riley’s personal decision based on his willingness to take on a new challenge. Lincoln Riley further added, it was the right opportunity for him and his family to do that. He started; Oklahoma being the best college football program in the country is never going to change. It has gone through a test of time and will be stood same in the future, it can not be changed by another head coach. Riley was the fifth highest-paid coach in the sport in Oklahoma

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Change for Riley

It somehow came to be a shock when Sunday afternoon, USC announced Riley as it’s the new head coach through college football. Lincoln Riley is a great option as a football coach. Riley fits in everyone’s assessment of home-run hire. He can successfully recruit in this area.

Now the question is, how quickly has USC turned around and have an increase in its success rate with the new head coach, Riley.

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