Reports: USC set to hire Sooners’ Riley

Southern California is finalizing a deal for Oklahoma’s Lincoln Riley to be its next coach in a stunning and rare move of one traditional college football powerhouse swiping another’s highly accomplished head coach, according to multiple reports.

Riley is 55-10 in five seasons leading the Sooners, winning four Big 12 titles and making three College Football Playoff appearances. The 38-year-old native Texan is widely considered one of the top offensive minds in the college game, and the 11-time national champion Trojans appear to have managed to sell him on the Trojans’ potential to return to their glory days as a championship contender and the West Coast’s premier program.

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Florida hired Louisiana-Lafayette’s Billy Napier to be the Gators’ next football coach. The move ends a quick process that landed Florida its top target one week after it fired Dan Mullen. ... Sonny Dykes is set to be introduced as TCU’s new coach on Tuesday after four seasons at SMU, according to a person familiar with the decision. The son of former Texas Tech coach Spike Dykes had been considered a top candidate for the Frogs job since Gary Patterson and TCU mutually agreed Oct. 31 to part ways with four games left in the season. ... David Cutcliffe won’t return for a 15th season as Duke’s coach after the school announced a “mutual agreement for separation” following the Blue Devils’ winless Atlantic Coast Conference record.

83 TEAMS BOWL-ELIGIBLE

North Texas knocked UTSA from the ranks of the unbeaten with a 45-23 blowout. The Mean Green improved their own record to 6-6, becoming one of 83 teams to reach bowl eligibility this season. With enough slots for 82 bowl teams, one eligible team will be left out.

TIDE RB AILING » Alabama tailback Brian Robinson Jr. has a pulled muscle that makes his status for the SEC title game against No. 1 Georgia uncertain.

NBA

NEW NAME » Celtics center Enes Kanter is changing his name to “Enes Kanter Freedom” to celebrate becoming a United States citizen. Kanter’s manager, Hank Fetic, told The Associated Press that Kanter will have his citizenship oath ceremony on Monday afternoon and at the same time will complete his legal name change.

MLB

MARLINS, GARCIA HAVE

DEAL » Free agent outfielder Avisail Garcia has agreed to sign with the Marlins, a person with knowledge of the situation. Garcia’s deal will pay $53 million over four seasons, said the person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been announced. The 30-yearold is coming off his best season, hitting 29 home runs with 86 RBI, both career bests.