This is going to be very interesting. USC consultant Kliff Kingsbury, brought aboard by Lincoln Riley this season to give Caleb Williams and the other quarterbacks on the roster added guidance, has been mentioned as one of several potential candidates for the open Texas A&M coaching job. Texas A&M, as noted by our partners at Aggies Wire, fired coach Jimbo Fisher on Sunday.
One thing to remember about Kliff Kingsbury is that he was on previous A&M coach Kevin Sumlin’s staff when Johnny Manziel won the 2012 Heisman Trophy and became the first freshman to win the prestigious award. How much of a role Kingsbury had in elevating Manziel is up for debate, but no one can debate that he was part of the staff which helped Johnny Football make Heisman history.
Reaction to Kingsbury’s name popping up on a short list of candidates is certainly of interest to Lincoln Riley and USC, who had to know that Kingsbury would probably look for a new job in 2024.
Let’s see what people are saying about Kingsbury: