Turns out USC-bound Lincoln Riley was honest about the LSU job before leaving Oklahoma

Lincoln Riley told reporters the Saturday after Oklahoma lost to Oklahoma State that he will not Leaving Sooners for LSU . coaching position. The lie detector determined it was a true statement.

Riley is not going to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Instead, he will pack his bags and head further west after accepting a contract to coach USC, according to The Athletic.

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Riley has been a hugely successful coach with the Sooners, taking them to the College Soccer Knockout Qualifiers in three of his previous five seasons. As of Sunday, he has a career coaching record of 55-10 when leading the Sooners. Oklahoma’s hopes of another CFP entry were completely wiped out on Saturday when they lost 37-33 to Oklahoma State. The Cowboys will play Baylor in the Big 12 Championship, marking the first time in the Riley era that Oklahoma will not be the generals champion.

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Now, as Oklahoma prepares to join the SEC in four years, Riley will move to Pac-12 to take up a vacancy for another college football program. All-time, USC has a record of 856-359 with seven national championships in the AP Poll era, while Oklahoma has a record of 936-331 and seven titles.

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Twitter is poised to hit Riley with receipts for his swift change from publicly saying he won’t be the next LSU coach back less than 24 hours later and informed Report has accepted the USC position.