And he is backing up those words with plenty of action.
At the time of Bob Stoops retirement announcement, Oklahoma had eight verbal commitments for the 2018 recruiting class. That number has grown to 14 under Riley.
Three days ago, we reported in this space that the Sooner 2018 class was at 11 and that Rivals.com had Oklahoma at No. 13 in the team recruiting rankings for the season after next.
In the last three days alone, the Sooners have earned commitments from three separate wide receivers. Two are from Texas (Treveon Johnson and Jaylon Robinson) and the other from Memphis, Tenn.