No one was probably more anxious for the start of training camp than the first-year head coach who is still also acting as the Sooners offensive coordinator. Riley, who at 33 years of age is one of the youngest head coaches in Oklahoma’s storied football history (albeit two years older than the legendary Bud Wilkinson when he took the head job in 1947), liked what he saw this first week of preseason practice for the 2017 college football season.
Riley told reporters this week that he is starting to feel more comfortable being the head coach and that he has begun to delegate some of the offensive responsibilities to free him up to work with the defense and special teams units.