That means the Sooners go from having the longest tenured head coach among FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) teams to the youngest. Riley, 33, is the youngest head coach in the FBS. That’s five years younger than Stoops was when he became the OU head coach but just three years younger than Barry Switzer was in his first season as the Sooner head coach, in 1973.
For the past two seasons, Riley has served as the Sooners’ offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He says he has felt right at home at OU from the moment he first arrived there.