Lincoln Riley on election day without practice
Count Sooners coach Lincoln Riley as one of those who isn’t completely on board with the NCAA’s newly passed rule that prohibits athletic-related activities on Election Day.
“I certainly don’t have any issue with making time available for everybody to go vote,” Riley said Thursday. “I think you could have possibly seen a mandate two hours out of the day or whatever that they’re not in class. … To take the whole day to me, I think it’s a little bit of an overreaction.
“Guys being able to vote is super important.