Oklahoma football: Lincoln Riley tells the Tulsa World he's not 'in a hurry to leave this place'

First-year Oklahoma offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley has already been linked to head coaching jobs. OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE PHOTO

NORMAN — First-year Oklahoma offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley said earlier this week that he does aspire to be a head coach someday, but also that “I’m not in a hurry to do it and I’m certainly not in a hurry to leave this place.”

Riley — who spoke to the Tulsa World’s Eric Bailey before the Broyles Award presentation Tuesday in Little Rock, Ark. — has completely transformed the Oklahoma offense in just one year on the job. He’s already been connected with head coaching openings, the most prominent of which was South Carolina.

The Gamecocks ended up hiring Auburn defensive coordinator Will Muschamp.