Oklahoma Sooners Football Rumors are dominating the college football news cycle after Lincoln Riley left OU for the USC Trojans. It’s a stunning move by Riley and leaves Oklahoma scrambling to replace one of the better college football coaches. Riley was 55-10 in 5 years for the Sooners and the replacements aren’t the same caliber. Harrison Graham explores 10 Oklahoma Football coaching candidates to replace Riley. Lincoln Riley replacements include some familiar faces for Oklahoma. For starters, there’s Bob Stoops, who reportedly might serve as the interim head coach for Oklahoma. And perhaps his brother, Mark Stoops, is a prime candidate.