NORMAN — When Lincoln Riley storms through the Oklahoma Memorial Stadium tunnel Saturday, he’ll start a journey only 21 other men have taken before him.
Will Riley’s reign as Oklahoma’s head coach be measured by years or decades? How much success will the first-time head coach have in Norman?
No one can predict the future, but one thing is certain.
The Lincoln Riley era officially begins Saturday.
Nervousness will be inevitable in the hours leading up to the 2:30 p.m. kickoff against UTEP. Even though this is the 14th season opener for the young 33-year-old coach (dating back to his 2003 beginning as a student assistant coach at Texas Tech) nothing ever changes.