Lincoln Riley on the 'difficult decision' to leave Oklahoma, plans for USC & more | NCAA | THE HERD 

Huge smile ✌😁

Be nice to see Bob Stoops comes back for 3 year contract to train a other coach🙏

@Nick Jordan he will he’s never built anything. He was handed OU in great shape and he made them softer

Like the plug for RJ but I don’t like Lincoln leaving us high and dry like that, I feel like some other things played a factor in Lincoln leaving

Exactly 😂😂

I was kinda waiting for him to Blast through the door and yell “ITS MY TURN” 😁

😂😂😂😂😂

Ben Sandoval 😂😂😂😂😂

@@bsandoval19 it is personal for him 🤣

Not cold when you get a 110mill to keep you warm

Truth…. Tell that to ND

The season is over for Oklahoma. The bowl game is meaningless.

It’s an interim head coach, relax

@@85nlacy and a private jet 24/7 and the 6 million dollar house they are buying him … easy decision

Not a very hard decision 😂

Great point

Bro can you blame him tho 🤷🏽‍♂️

Bingo, he got his bag. I don't blame him, but he's got a hard truth coming. The SEC never used to recruit in Cali! He's not Pete Carroll! A decade ago. So Cal players go to the SEC because they win. Beating the Beavers doesnt get you higher In the draft!

"Oh, and before I forget, they purchased my 2 homes in OK right away and then some"

God is good

Is that supposed to be funny? 🌽🌽🌽

@@romain8390 Yes

Colin "Alpha Males like me" Cowturd

Everyone in a small town has a Midwest ethos, a blue collar work ethic, plus they are usually thicc and trunky

Against who?? SEC games/Rivalries are better

@@jaxsoncarter952 Fox doesn't have the SEC network. That's ESPN.

Hence the hype they’re all throwing him despite him starting from square one lol

@@buildingbread I got that. I'm saying you can't hype a game without another worthy opponent

@@whaddup5417 hes not going to start from square 1. It’s 2021 lol. He’s going to get a bunch of transfers in here and a bunch of 4 and 5 star recruits very quickly. USC will definitely be good if not next year than 2023

True !

nah, that has to be if Darnold, Brady, and Lebron are in the room together

Colin's wet dream is a divorced thick coastal QB with a strong arm

@@bearholdensharkslux4791 and trunky lol

foxsports probably wrote the check

The problem is he decided to leave in September and spent three months trashing Oklahoma on the way out.

@@davew4939 No one spent time trashing OU. Those garbage QBs trashed OU.

@@davew4939 he went 10-2 with a true freshmen quarterback. Let's be real here. Only in college football is a coach traded for leaving for a better opportunity. Should you be required to stay at what ever company you decided to start your career at out of loyalty? No, then why are college football coaches held to these standards?

@@civilwarwasaninsidejob7405 Could you repeat that in English? When has a college coach ever been traded? Nothing in your comment makes any sense.

@@fabioj- The only garbage QB was Rattler. Williams is awesome, he just needed someone to coach him instead of getting the coaching staff to follow him.

All the desk pounding during that segment!

Riley doesn't have the balls

@@mith2946 I wouldn't subject myself to Skip's foolery either but he should go on Shannon's podcast Club Shay Shay

Riley would be to scared

Skip’s credibility doesn’t allow for these interviews. Too much of a joke. Shannon could do that alone.

Wasnt difficult at all. As soon as USC said 110M, it was over.

If you are married but Angelina Jolie one day shows up at your door and says she wants to marry you, how long will you take to make a decision?

@@colinschenck2129 as soon as USC said they weren’t in the SEC, it was over

@@day-me-inmoodley3283 I guess that's the difference between you and me.

@@theanimationlads7598 Wait until USC moveS to the Big 10 he’ll be having second thoughts then

Its his job to lie when necessary too. The media would hold it against him.

That would be ridiculous… for him to admit I was talking to other schools while I hsv don’t

OU needs a coach that cares about defense too. It's a top 5 job easily. Riley wanted the 💰 and didn't want to deal with the competition in the SEC. A more balanced coach would do better than Riley would have in the SEC.

Stop lying Lincoln, grow a pair.

@@KongoZo Lincoln Riley's decision had nothing to do with the conference realignment. He said it in this video, that it was more about how attractive the opportunity is to coach at USC.

That would be amazinggg.

I'm not sure why you want to hear some journalist talk when you have the new coach in the building?

They did an interview together, check on the channel

Zane potts - college football insider

What happened to innocent until proven guilty?

@@littlesame his wife has been real estate shopping in LA for weeks lmao

This was months in the process maybe longer. Anyone with a family knows this type of decision isn’t made overnight. Only kids wouldn’t understand

@@austinjew3094 Absolutely correct.

yea that's what it was bumkin ...

Oh he will play them soon enough...and crush them just like Pete did. The talent is still here dumdum

@@MbTrojansurgeon You are dreaming. He had 2 Heisman QBs and still got bounced and he never could figure out that Defense wins...unless your in the Big 12. Gave up 54, 45 and 63 between GA, Bama and LSU. DUMDUM

@@MbTrojansurgeon HAHAHAHA

You might be on to something

What truth ??

USC gave him 110 million to run one of the most historic franchises ever

@@mangoryder7139 There's no way a move like this is made 100% on a Sunday morning. He's clearly lying about that.

@@omarn4661 100 percent. A LIE. First, USC had to gauge if any INITIAL interest was there by Riley, via his agent, as a sorta "feeling out" stage, if you will. The hiring of a Head Coach at a big name school is an EXPENSIVE, EXTENSIVE process. They just don't vet unwilling or uninterested candidates, all willy-nilly! That would be a waste of money and time. USC, then, had to compile all his in-game statistics, compile game tape, do intense, personal background info sessions, INCLUDING WITH LINCOLN!, etc.. Then they had to get his "gentleman's agreement" (they don't want to let it leak and be embarrassed if he's unwilling), to go ahead and get those expensive USC contract lawyers to construct the first draft of a contract. Then USC had to engage further with HIS lawyer, and/or, agent! Then Riley had to agree, after the usual back and forth in negotiations, in principal, to the contract. All the while, getting his wife and children preliminarily, in a LA home and schools, or at least have knowledge of the area in which he wants his family to live and attend school, and he had to get them OUT of their current OK ones! House on the market, etc . ..! Also, Riley had to have a list and some suggestions, as to his USC staffing hires, etc. . He TOOK some hires straight from his old OK program, so they HAD to have had some ADVANCE knowledge to leave their homes, and move with their families, children, etc.., too!. No wonder Lincoln couldn't concentrate when coaching his remaining losing games, he was already mentally out of there! HE IS A BAD LIAR. THERE IS NO WAY THAT ALL OF THAT, and it's not even an "all inclusive" list, WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN A FEW HOURS. As a matter of fact, USC unknowingly contradicted Riley, ALREADY, by stating that they showed the big money donors a compilation of Riley and his OK program, to get them hyped up, in order to to offer Riley a contract, since the donors are really the one's paying! You don't get big money donors together at the last minute, not even by Zoom. Riley couldn't stay the "boy wonder" Coach/alleged QB whisperer because the two QBs he DID recruit: Williams is raw, and isn't "it", and Rattler flamed out, so his long run as a sort of "Heisman QB or candidate" , factory, (Kyler, Jalen, Baker all transferred, Riley didn't recruit ANY of them!), was becoming EXTINCT. Please 🙄

@@thetruthhasconsequences58 Damn I'm a life long Sooner and I'm not as bitter and jaded as you. Take a break man. Walk around the block. USC swung for the fences when they saw him get knocked out of the CFP. Everyone knows what he's done and his reputation. I'm sure he was on their list. Grinch and those dude went with him. That's pretty common. Odds are the next OU coach would want to bring in their own people. Its the end of the season. They have time to get their families settled. USC has this thing called a private jet. You can go back and forth....

Surprised skip didn’t burst on to the set

just to get smacked around by oregon still

@@iheartcicada Oregon is finished lmao

Bruh, can you imagine an SEC west with Saban, Brian Kelly, Lane Kiffin, and Lincoln Riley all head coaches? Seems like Florida may have gotten rid of their coach too soon in order to land a big name that they didn't land. Bad move on their part publicity-wise.

@@candlercando billy Napier is gonna be a great hire for Florida, and I’m a Michigan fan. The man knows his stuff.

@@candlercando dan mullen was not the answer for florida lol

Lincoln "USC is going to pay me $110 million dollars" Riley.

Exactly

The thing is he can’t be honest and say yea I’ve been talking to USC for weeks because the season wasn’t over yet, and yes he did say he isn’t taking the LSU job but he didn’t lie. They didn’t ask him about USC they asked him about LSU. It’s politics!

@@m1ghtythunder325 lol he could t have been honest to the OU admin and let them know? There are a lot of things he could have done but didn't. He is a coward and that's why he lies. It hurt he left but that's not why everyone is mad it's the fact for a program he "loved" he did almost everything in his power to destroy it.

@@JoeOdie bro the program is bigger than 1 Coach! He left you guys a great recruiting class. There are plenty of Coaches that can come in and work with this. Your feelings are just hurt cus he is the second best coach in the sport

@@m1ghtythunder325 you mean the recruiting class that has almost entirely decommited. Or the one that is signing in 2 1/2 weeks that has had multiple decommits. Some he poached the day he left? I'm sure when it happens to the school you root for you'll feel the same way.

@@JoeOdie yea I get what your saying, but it’s not poaching if Riley is the one who recruited them! They committed to the Coach not The badge

Why? He’s not a great coach and I’m sure Oklahoma is gonna be fine regardless.

Awww

why? this isnt much different from switching jobs. you get a great opportunity, you take it.

College football is more of a business than people realize. And what do we know about business? There is no loyalty in business. It's always "what have you done for me lately"

Oklahoma fans are unbearable. Yall werent beating bama either way

Mac Jones is Colin's new BF

Say it louder for the ones in the back!

He knows people think that. Could be the reason he left. To show he could build a program. Maybe not just to fans, but to himself.

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There's 110M bottom lines to why he left

@@colinschenck2129 he can have 10000000mil..at the end of the day.he’s a coward!!😂

Blah blah blah that’s all I see written by the cry babies crying. Fight on! 🔥🍻😎

i wouldn't blame him if thats why he left. oklahoma going to the sec is a terrible decision for anything besides their revenue. why give up consistently having a shot at the playoffs and usually being the best team in your conference to being at best the 3rd best team on a good year? its just money

Coaches in the sec want no part of the sec . Sec being nick saban.

Ole Linc about to get exposed

Shut up

Cry

If you think he was such a bad coach, why are all you guys crying on social media about him leaving?

@@tripp8833 they’re in the delusion stage

I think so too. Looking at it, it had to be quick, to have better and quicker success at his new job, especially because of the early signing period coming up in 2 weeks. I do feel bad for OU program, fans and players, but your always going to feel bad for the person being dumped. Hope they find a good coach and have continued success.

The whole leaving mid-season leaving is shady. The NCAA shouldn’t allow that. But it’s in the rules and the teams and coaches have to do this to be competitive

The reason for leaving when he did is all because of early signing day. Get rid of December signing and this will happen less.

@@P51DFreak25 it’s because of early signing period…

hurts will be the best one

@@ASG17 idk about that one boss

I think it was the right move but just my opinion

Kyler is the most talented, Hurts has the most intangibles. Baker? Well he has the lowest floor and ceiling of the 3.

@@donp5069 How does baker have the lowest floor, at least he has a higher floor than Hurts

and fox sports executives.

7-5

Fail. That’s what he’ll do.

Lose in bowl games to the sec

@@dalesyang Laughing not crying. I don’t support either school.

@@dalesyangClearly he was scared of the SEC so it would seem he’s the one who slithered away…

He sscared of the SEC that man wanted out

Wow I see that now, he doesn't believe Oklahoma can make it in the SEC...Oklahoma CAN make it in the SEC, Lincoln Riley can't. That's pretty clear. He's an offense guy and knows he's just average against those SEC defenses. That's okay we need more defense at Oklahoma. Enjoy losing in the Playoffs to an SEC defense

Yes he will, in January...

Or he wanted his family to live in sunny LA over the swamps of Louisiana

@@rdghst7336 exactly who wants to live in the southeast? I mean give me an opportunity to live in LA or a backwater, racist, uneducated, Trump loving area, I'm taking LA everyday. Who would want to bring up their kids in that environment?

why do all that when he has a wide open conference w a top 3 school warm in cali w hundred millions of dollars

Bro they gave the dude 110m… I would’ve left too.

Mayfield lost the job at Texas Tech and had to walk-on at OU. Kyler Murray also lost his spot at Texas A&M and transferred to OU. Those guys were NOT made men. If anything, I'd say they were successful because they had a chip on their shoulder. Something that Spencer Rattler doesn't have.

I’ve said basically the same thing. He has no experience building a team that’s not good into a winner. I think Oklahoma was getting worse under him snd I’m glad he took Grinch and Benny

2025 ou will be bottom feeder in the sec

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@@LARRYCAL boy has OU fans comments aged poorly. You guys seem to forget that Stoops had horrible defenses and never won a title with his players since you guys rip Lincoln for winning with Stoops players.

Tell me you know nothing about Lincoln Riley without telling me you know nothing about Lincoln Riley.

7-5

He is barely that. He is a quarterback coach. Thats all he has. Get ready for a defenseless team.

A major flex

More like FOX putting him on there

@@jackmanb9974 exactly.

@@jackmanb9974 I wouldn't be surprised if Fox wrote a check to help get it done. USC is buying both of Riley's homes in Oklahoma for 500K above asking price. I'm sure an "anonymous" donor wrote that check

@@AlphaDwg they'll make that money back easily once usc puts a winning season together

Sounds like you need to focus on your Financial problems first then bud before thinking bout buying tickets for a game

@@rileymyles2588 cold hard truth

The stadium is always empty...why so hard? Riley ain't getting USC to any championships. You'll be fine.

This was definitely planned back in September lol

@@lopsidedponyiii2094 yeah man when he said “the window opened and he took the opportunity” like that usc window has been open all season my guy???

You really think Oklahoma fans or it's players had any say in leaving the BIG 12? What does it matter what we think. This was decided by the rich guys in the program. Business arrangments are all fine and well but leaving the way he did to a program that gave him a good spot to be in was shady. He couldve told them way in advance so it wouldn't hurt Oklahoma's recruiting and it's the fact that Oklahoma is a question mark right now as far as the next direction. Just be a man and be upfront that you don't want to be there anymore. Don't fake the facade of being upset about the so called tough decsion that took you less than 5 hours to decide.

We made the big 12 and we Made this clown. This isn't the first offensive "guru" to leave oklahoma. One of our old coordinators took kansas to a bcs bowl.....KANSAS

I for one am NOT hurt. Tired of the whoopings riley gets everytime he faces a good defense. Dave Aranda with BAYLOR talent whipped riley. Dave Aranda with LSU talent just...lol!!

Bro.. this dude is a snake. He showed his true colors. Anyone who trust this man after this incident deserves what they get.

Dig out pal.

@@oudude8770 Hahaha OU haa

🤡

I quit watching all togethor l

Spoiled rotten OU fans. Y’all got exactly what y’all deserved.

@@tominator028 hard to watch despite playing 10 yards off the ball when they keep running slant routes. Also watching USC the last few years at least you won't have to watch your defense or offensive line get any worse

Whittingham is retiring soon. Probably the next 1-2 years. Utah is done soon.

Get mad

Ssssssssssssssasssssssssss

Can't wait for the sooners to beat the breaks off Lincoln. Remember he is trying to tell sooner nation that usc called him Sunday and he made the decision the next day, then moments later grinch made that decision. Either they are hella fickle or lying

LMMFAO

Agree. I understand OU players and fans tagging him a 'Traitor' and a 'Coward' ... and you calling him a 'Liar' but I wasn't convinced he was guilty of these things until I heard this interview. He may be a talented coach ... but I no longer see him as having a respectable character.

Hope we see him again so Kirby can humble him again.

@@Ultra-BLV we ran all over Georgia

@@joshuagarner1654 Awesome. Who won the game again?

Facts

@@joshuagarner1654 y’all lost

Lmao worst take I’ve seen

ND is a storied program, but not for this generation. ND is never going to have the recruiting class that LSU can have with the right head coach. ND did what they could but aligning with the ACC, but unless they fully join a power 5 conference they will always have a recruitment, talent, and strength of schedule ceiling. Also, ND being a catholic school might turn some recruits away too. Considering what Kelly has done with ND, even with having those deficiencies, I'm really interested to see what he can do in the SEC.

It will be Kelly LSU won’t put up with the mediocre seasons that ND did. I don’t see Riley failing at SC. If he leaves before his contract is up I think it would just be to take a NFL job.

Riley is scared of the SEC. he is a coward.

Riley's first team was national championship caliber. He just wasn't able to improve on what he inherited so now he's choosing an easier path.

@@matthawkins8880 a Colin Coward apparently….

Can't blame him. West Coast is the best coast

i never heard Colin dislike the SEC. He gives objective analysis about each big school down there and he's on point. A dominant SEC equals low ratings for NCAA football in the playoffs and Championship game. Look up the ratings and they are nowhere near what USC's ratings were when Pete Carrol was in the championship against U.o.Texas

Colin is from the West Coast so he's biased

1000000% True

Ssssssssssssssassss

I’ll check back in with ya in about 5 years when his grace period and honeymoon phase is over

@@dalesyang more of a life then you’ll probably ever have but go ahead try again

@@dalesyang you should get one too while we’re at it, how much of one do you have to keep getting back on here to go back and forth with me?😂

@@seanphillips231 yes when they get tired of them not being to stop anybody on defense because he is just an offensive coordinator

The West is rising anywhere lol. Lincoln will make USC better but he still can't beat the SEC or other elites.

@@mith2946 once Nick saban retires in 3 years USC will be back ready to take over

Still going to be the weakest conference with the ACC

@@mith2946 Ask Ohio State and LSU this year if the PAC 12 is weak. 😆

@@SportZFan4L1fe Did you just list LSU 🤣, LSU is terrible this year... In an unbiased ranking based on numbers the Pac 12 was just ranked as the 6th best conference, SIXTH. They are ranked behind the Mountain West lmao. They went 16-16 in their non con, which since you clearly struggle with numbers and logic... That's terrible! Oregon is the only good football team in the conference. All of their blue bloods suck, shall I list... Stanford 3-9 USC 4-7 UCLA 8-4 Washington 4-8 Life advice, educate yourself that way you don't get embarrassed like I just did to you. Lmao Peace

@@mith2946 FACTS over Feelings dear. FACT = LSU Lost to UCLA. And UCLA is Not even good. FACT = Ohio State got run over in their own stadium by Oregon. Same Oregon that got blasted by Utah. FACT = it took a miracle for #6 Texas A&M to beat one of the worse teams in In the PAC, Colorado. And 2021 was a bad year for the PAC 12.

Probably had a restraining order on skip

Easy to be loyal when you don't have choices in your state

Why

@@JCann Washington going to be better next year just watch. Oregon, USC, Washington, Utah and AZ State will be good teams next year. If DTR stays another year at UCLA maybe there good too but I wouldn’t bet on them.

USC ain’t gonna be that good next year they are an 8 win team

Stay mad

Savage 🤣🤣🤣

If he gets USC rolling, the sec will be shitting bricks.

SEC FANS ALREADY GETTING SCARED

@@jy3806 Nobody is scared down south. Good luck to Riley hope he gets USC back since its been so long since they’ve been a national championship contender on a yearly basis. But the SEC is what it is.

Lmao

Oklahoma produced great qbs without riley, kyler and baker came for bob not lincoln riley

@@colton4910 false, riley was in charge when baker won heisman and was the number 1 pick, and soon kyler followed the same path under linc. sure baker came when bob was there but it wasn’t until linc became the head guy that he flourished.

@@spuh3460 so you’re speaking pure hypotheticals that he might not have won a heisman without lincoln riley?

@@colton4910 aang charles he didn’t win one without linc

@@spuh3460 To be fair, i think you guys put too much emphasis on Lincoln instead of the talent it takes to win a hesiman.

In 3 or so Oregon is going to get teabagged by USC. Any 4/5 QB or WR will want to play for USC

This aged well. 🤣

So do the best bullshitters

@@JCann lmao facts

Don’t worry, it’ll throw a rod in a little while.

@@JCann LMFAO!!😂