Oklahoma won a dozen games in 2017 in Riley’s inaugural season as head coach. That is two more than any of the other 21 head football coaches in the Sooners’ storied past.
It’s far too early to speculate on how many games the 34-year-old Riley will win at Oklahoma. He has been associated with 34 Sooner wins in three seasons in Norman, but only 12 as head coach, and with a loaded, championship-caliber team he inherited from Bob Stoops.
Given the elite national status of the Oklahoma football program, the chances are very good that Riley will remain on the job as long as he keeps winning.