USC to hire coach Lincoln Riley away from Oklahoma
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 11time 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.
USC fired Clay Helton in September early in his seventh season in charge.
Red Sox owners to buy Penguins
PITTSBURGH – Fenway Sports Group has reached an agreement with the Pittsburgh Penguins that would give the conglomerate controlling interest in one of the NHL’S marquee franchises. The Penguins announced Monday that the two sides have come to terms on a deal, which would need to be approved by the NHL’S Board of Governors. A decision is expected by the end of the year. Financial details were not released. Sportico valued the Penguins at $845 million last month.