Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley leaving for USC

[Drunken Irishman]

This is a shocker:

Link to tweet

[rurallib]

1. Well my big time Sooner fan daughter is shocked

but confident they will get a great replacement

[Bleacher Creature]

2. Wow! I don't think he was going anywhere.

And if he did, LSU seemed to make the most sense.

The thing is, the USC job can be one of the best in the country if you do it right. Unfortunately, nobody has since Pete Carroll.

[AZProgressive]

3. California is one of the best states for recruiting

Next to Texas and Florida. If USC can find a way to recruit homegrown talent is why it has the potential to be one of the best jobs in the country.

[Docreed2003]

4. Lol gotta love coaching search season

Riley just said last night he definitely was not leaving OU when pressed about his interest in the LSU job.

[AZProgressive]

5. He said he wouldn't take the LSU job

He didn’t say anything about the USC job.

[Docreed2003]

6. True but he also went on to say he felt that he was in a good place with OU admins

Does USC have great tradition? Absolutely. Do I think LR's offense fits there? Yep it does. I also don't think he rights the ship there, no matter how good that tradition and recruiting base.

[Hokie]

7. Someone on another forum that I post said

That Riley was unhappy with Oklahoma moving to the SEC. I had not considered that but it would help explain the move.

[walkingman]

8. In the SEC you play the "big boys" every week unlike the Big 12 - he would just be

another good coach there. At USC they have a storied football history ripe for becoming prominent again - a lot of great players in California and a much more desirable area to live. (in my opinion).

[Tess49]

9. Brent Venables is our new coach!