Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley has declined to be interested in coaching the LSU team, a program he has been with since the university announced it would be Ed Orgeron’s final season in Baton Rouge.
The fifth-year Oklahoma coach gave his thoughts after the Sooners’ 37-33 loss to Oklahoma State in Bedlam on Saturday night, addressing rumors of the training carousel during his post-match press conference. he.
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“I’m not going to be the next coach at LSU,” Riley made it clear.
LSU athletic director Scott Woodward reportedly sees Riley as one of his top targets to replace Orgeron in 2022. Riley is aged 55-10 over five seasons at Norman, with four consecutive Big 12 championship and 3 places in the knockout round of the 2017-19 college football tournament. Winning at the Cotton Bowl in 2020 lifts his record-breaking bowl – all-day 6 New Year – to 1-3. He has also coached two Heisman Award-winning and runner-up quarterbacks at Baker Mayfield, Kyler Murray and Jalen Hurts, respectively.
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Although Riley is seen as a good candidate in LSU’s search for a coach, Woodward is also said to support Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher, whom he brought to College Station when he was was still the sports director there. Fisher has also denied involvement in the show, saying he plans to end his current contract.
That raises questions about who Woodward will be after if both Riley and Fisher are determined to stay in their current roles. Other contenders include Billy Napier of Louisiana, Ole Miss’ Lane Kiffin and Mario Cristobal of Oregon, among others.
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If Woodward hadn’t had a hit first in his search for a coach, he’d now be a regular season of the Tigers ended, capped off with a 27-24 win over the 15th-placed team. Texas A&M on Saturday. Orgeron announced in the post-game interview that he won’t be coaching LSU in its bleak game.
Offensive team coach Brad Davis will serve as interim coach for the 6-6 Tigers game.
