Lincoln Riley Contract Extension
Posted on: May 11, 2017
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The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents met Thursday afternoon for an executive session, with the topic being the contract of OU offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley. They quickly showed that they value him highly, as does the rest of Sooner nation, by giving him a strong contract extension.
Here to stay.@LincolnRiley's contract extended through 2019.
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— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) May 11, 2017
Riley was given an extension for three more seasons, the longest ever for an OU football assistant coach. Not only that, but he got a nice bump in pay (from $950,000).
#Sooners offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley's contract extended through Jan. 31, 2020 to $1.3m
— Ryan Aber (@ryaber) May 11, 2017
Last season, this pay would have put him in the top five highest paid coordinators in the country.
Much speculation has gone on regarding Riley’s future with OU. Several universities had their eyes on him after the 2016 season, with several of those looking at him as a potential head coach. This contract extension will do much to ease the concerns of Sooner fans.
Having Lincoln Riley around for the foreseeable future seems worthy of bringing out a certain Denzel.
