The release of the 2024 SEC football schedule is the big story in college football this week. Lincoln Riley won’t face that schedule, but it’s fascinating to contemplate an alternate reality in which he would have.
“Riley and USC will go from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten in 2024. Had Riley stayed at Oklahoma, he would have made a change in conferences as well, going from the Big 12 in 2023 to the SEC in 2024.
“Either way, Riley was going to have to make some very big adjustments in terms of the opponents he faced. Familiar scouting reports, either in the Pac-12 at USC or in the Big 12 with OU, were going to matter a lot less. He was going to face a largely new slate of opponents in 2024. No escape.”
Want to engage in some interesting offseason college football debates? We’re here to help! Let’s compare Lincoln Riley to LSU’s Brian Kelly, and let’s compare the Big Ten coaches Riley will face in 2024 to the SEC coaches Riley (mostly) won’t face in 2024.
Here we go: