Lincoln Riley shuts down NFL coaching rumors

Lincoln Riley is sticking with USC for now.

Riley kept things short and sweet when addressing NFL rumors with The Athletic’s Antonio Morales.

“Hell no,” said Riley. “I’m coaching at SC. Period.”

If an NFL team called Lincoln Riley and asked him to come coach Caleb Williams next year, would he leave USC?

On Wednesday, he reassured his stance with the Trojans in an exclusive with @AntonioCMorales.

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The season may not have gone the way that the Trojans had hoped, but Riley isn’t going anywhere for the time being.

Things got off to a solid start for USC this season, with the Trojans beginning the year with a 5-0 record. USC then lost consecutive games to Notre Dame and Utah.

The Trojans lost their final 3 games of the regular season after coming into Week 10 at 7-2. USC ended the regular season at 7-5 after losing to UCLA 38-20 on Saturday.

Coaching stability is hard to come by in the modern era of college football. Riley has no plans to leave Los Angeles just yet.

Riley has coached two seasons at USC. He’s 18-8 with the Trojans and 73-18 overall as a head coach after 5 seasons at Oklahoma (55-10).