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Oklahoma's Lincoln Riley explains why you can't solely use numbers to judge Big 12 defenses

Oklahoma football head coach Lincoln Riley recently joined the Dennis and Cowlishaw show on ESPN Dallas 103.3 [KESN-FM] during Big 12 Media Days to discuss the Sooners' upcoming season and more. Below are highlights of the interview, edited for clarity. Be sure to listen to the full interview here.

On the perception of Big 12 defense:

Riley: The definitions of great defense .. the definitions in terms of numbers are different. The challenge in this league from a numbers standpoint is that you play everybody and they all have good offenses.