So where does Riley stand among all Power Five head coaches? According to CBS Sports, the Sooners’ head coach ranks 15th in the network’s annual ranking of head football coaches from the Power Five conferences.
There weren’t many surprises looking at the top coaches on the list. Alabama’s Nick Saban is the top name on the list, followed by Urban Myer of Ohio State, Dabo Swinney of Clemson and Jumbo Fisher, formerly of Florida State and now in his first season at Texas A&M.
Bob Stoops was in that elite grouping at the top of these rankings when he was still coaching: 3rd in 2015, 4th in 2016 and 6th in 2017 (before he announced his retirement).