Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley on Tuesday lamented the recent ousting of Big 12 coaching colleagues Matt Wells and Gary Patterson, saying the timing is not good for college football.
Wells was fired by Texas Tech on Oct. 25 despite a 5-3 record, with athletic director Kirby Hocutt saying making a change was "inevitable" by season's end. Patterson's tenure at TCU came to an end on Sunday after 20-plus years as coach of the Horned Frogs; athletic director Jeremiah Donati said he gave Patterson the option to remain coach through the end of the season, but he declined.