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Oklahoma football: Bob Stoops says Lincoln Riley's new offense is 'player friendly'

NORMAN -- The Oklahoma offense under first-year offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley is "player friendly" and won't be difficult for even younger Sooners to learn, Bob Stoops said Tuesday.

"I don't want to say it's a simple offense to learn," Stoops said on the Big 12 coaches teleconference, "but it is player friendly and young people or even freshmen are able to pick up on it early."

Riley, a Mike Leach disciple and former assistant at Texas Tech and East Carolina, was hired in January to replace Josh Heupel and install his version of the "Air Raid," which has been used with great success at programs around the country.