NORMAN — Lincoln Riley and Ruffin McNeill's relationship can't be reduced to one label.
The 35-year-old Oklahoma coach joked that McNeill, 60, is his grandfather.
Best friends, OU linebacker Kenneth Murray said.
Caitlin Riley worked through a slew of titles that didn't quite fit.
“Grandfather is too much,” she said. “I don't know, just an older mentor. Not an older brother. Not a father. Just a special figure.”
Erlene McNeill spoke for everyone, calling it a relationship that's “hard to describe.”
But Ruffin McNeill was quick to answer.
“He's boss, No. 1,” McNeill said.