Last summer, one of college football’s all-time great coaches suddenly retired while still at the top of his game and was replaced by a 33-year-old, first-year head coach. The Bob Stoops to Lincoln Riley hand off at Oklahoma took place seamlessly and without hesitation from the administration. Inside the building, Riley’s star-power was already evident. Though Oklahoma was losing one of the great college football coaches of all time, I felt at the time that the program would be fine with Riley at the helm. Sixteen games into his tenure, ‘fine’ appears to be a significant understatement. As good as Stoops was, Riley has taken the program to new heights on the recruiting trail, and it feels like there is a new standard on the field as well. Ohio State transitioned into the Ryan Day tenure under much more uncomfortable circumstances. Although Day’s success is limited by the ‘interim’ tag,…
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