It is undeniably and unavoidably one of the great what-ifs in modern college football: What if Lincoln Riley had stayed at Oklahoma, shepherding the Sooners through their transition from the Big 12 to the SEC? Riley had that choice. He could have made that choice.
He chose differently. He went to USC to start a new chapter of his life and his coaching career.
On Wednesday evening, the 2024 SEC football schedule was released, marking the first SEC schedule the Oklahoma Sooners will play when they join the Texas Longhorns in a 16-team iteration of the Southeastern Conference.
Let’s take a look at the teams Lincoln Riley could have played, with help from our friends at Sooners Wire, whom you should follow for complete Oklahoma sports coverage: