NORMAN — A week before Lincoln Riley accepted a crimson jersey from Oklahoma president David Boren and became the new face of OU football, he had a couple minutes of down time.
He was catching his breath between recruiting stops on one of his last days on the road, and he picked up the phone.
Across the country, Ruffin McNeill also had a couple minutes of free time after finishing up a speaking engagement near the University of Virginia. The Cavaliers' assistant head coach was driving back home when he realized he missed a call from his old friend.