Tag: Lincoln Riley

Riley was probably the biggest fish that Tigers athletic director Scott Woodward could’ve landed. But with Riley staying put in Norman — which was the likely outcome all along — it puts LSU in a difficult spot. — Read on The Lincoln Riley is dream is officially dead for the Tigers

After the LSU win over Texas A&M, all eyes immediately went to the Bedlam game in Stillwater, Oklahoma. With speculation running wild in terms of the… - Read on Lincoln Riley 'I'm not going to be the next head coach at LSU'

The Callin’ Baton Rouge song is a staple at Tiger Stadium for the LSU Tigers. You hear it often from the loudspeakers at the stadium but the Oklahoma… - Read on Oklahoma State trolls Lincoln Riley, Oklahoma with 'Callin Baton Rouge'

Late this week, word has begun to swirl and persist that the target has been acquired. Some from state of Oklahoma news outlets are even beginning to believe that Sooners head coach Lincoln Riley may be set to be the 16th individual to be named head coach at LSU. — Read on Rumors swirl around …

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Woodward wants to make a splash hire. That’s why he’s going hard in the paint for Riley or Texas A&M Aggies head coach Jimbo Fisher. The feeling is that Louisiana head coach Billy Napier is a “fallback option” for the Tigers (unless Florida gets to him first). — Read on The Lincoln Riley dream is …

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One message board poster — whose source is a former Oklahoma quarterback who now “works in the oil and gas industry” and has connections with the program — says that Lincoln Riley will be the head coach of LSU football and the move will be announced after the Sooners lose to Oklahoma State in Bedlam …

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With Oklahoma’s move into the SEC looming, there will be an adjustment period where the Sooners will have to overcome adversity as they make the transition from a faster paced, offensive-minded Big 12 to the physical, defensive-minded SEC. — Read on Why Lincoln Riley would and would not become LSU's next head coach

LSU has reached the one month point in  coaching search and rumors are swirling around a number of prominent Tigers candidates. Most recently, the buzz has circled around Oklahoma's Lincoln Riley as one of the big name coaches LSU athletic director Scott Woodward would like to pursue. — Read on Looking at the LSU-Lincoln Riley …

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Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley has been pinned as a very likely candidate for the LSU head coaching position this season. After the program … - Read on Report: Lincoln Riley to LSU is Verbal Agreement

There’s no doubt in my mind that Riley would win a championship within a few years if he took over as the Tigers’ head coach. Riley is a better coach than Les Miles and Orgeron. It’s almost a certainty that he’d be able to win with LSU’s talent. — Read on LSU Football: Lincoln Riley …

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Woodward's ability to make transformative hires has been his calling card for years. It has only grown during his brief return to the Pelican State with the hires of Hall of Fame coach Kim Mulkey to lead the women's basketball team and poached Pac-12 Coach of the Year Jay Johnson from the Arizona baseball program. …

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Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley had to miss this Tuesday’s press conference due to a personal matter. For some reason, college football fans believe his “personal matter” was actually a secret trip to Baton Rouge. — Read on College Football World Reacts To The Lincoln Riley LSU Rumors