June 24, 2026

OU football: Lincoln Riley wouldn't turn down offer to play Ohio State (plus here's what point spread would be)

{{featured_button_text}} Oklahoma and Ohio State last met in 2017 when the Sooners claimed a 31-16 road victory. Lincoln Riley was asked if his program would “love to play” Ohio State this weekend since both schools are off, but logistics won’t allow it. Ian Maule, Tulsa World file Eric Bailey Oklahoma and Ohio State’s opponents have canceled Saturday football games due to COVID-19 issues. Toward the end of a Thursday afternoon Zoom call with reporters, OU coach Lincoln Riley was jokingly asked what would happen if his Ohio State counterpart Ryan Day approached him about facing each other this weekend. “We would play,” Riley said. The grins fell off reporters’ faces as they digested Riley’s matter-of-fact answer. “Seriously?” a media member asked. “Yeah, no doubt we would play. We would love to play. Listen, I know the logistics — wanting to play and actually being able to make that happen, I…

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