Lincoln Riley has been mentioned as a possible candidate for South Carolina’s vacant head coaching job. Talk about being a Mike Leach disciple.

Riley has been in Norman for 11 months; he was hired in January to return the Air Raid to OU and has done just that. Baker Mayfield is a Heisman Trophy-contending quarterback, the Sooner offense has been prolific and OU is headed for the College Football Playoff.

The transformation has not been quite as dramatic as what Leach did 16 years ago. In December 1998, Bob Stoops was hired as the Oklahoma head coach, and he soon hired away Leach from the University of Kentucky to bring the Air Raid offense to this part of the country.