Following his loss to Oklahoma State, Lincoln Riley told the media, “I’m not going to be the next head coach at LSU.”
Credit Riley for his honesty. Today, Pete Thamel and a host of others have reported: Riley is leaving OU for USC.
This is absolutely amazing. Oklahoma spent all year telling everyone they’re too good for the Big 12. The only thing holding back Oklahoma from not losing to SEC teams by double digits in the playoffs was the albatross of playing in the Big 12. Get OU to the SEC, and suddenly the Sooners will beat the teams they can’t beat in January.