The Oklahoma Sooners are reportedly targeting another young, offensive mind after Lincoln Riley jumped ship to USC.
And he’s in the NFL.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, OU has targeted Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury as a potential replacement.
Oklahoma has targeted Cardinals’ HC Kliff Kingsbury as one of the potential replacements for Lincoln Riley, league sources tell ESPN.
Kingsbury has one year remaining on his contract after this season.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 28, 2021
“Oklahoma has targeted Cardinals’ HC Kliff Kingsbury as one of the potential replacements for Lincoln Riley,” Schefter said.
Adding, “Kingsbury has one year remaining on his contract after this season.”
Kingsbury made his name in the college ranks as the architect of Texas Tech’s high-flying passing attack. Much like Oklahoma’s former HC, he’s a brilliant offensive mind that can recruit.
That said, Kingsbury has enjoyed quite a bit of success as he’s grown into the Cardinals’ NFL job. Right now, Arizona sits at 9-2 at the bye week. Good for best in the league.
The Cardinals have a ton of pieces to be competitive in an NFC West division that could be melting around them.
Congrat’s to Kliff Kingsbury on the upcoming massive contract extension w the Cardinals https://t.co/OsCFXAt8aa
— PFT Commenter (@PFTCommenter) November 28, 2021
If the Seahawks move on from Pete Carroll, or Russell Wilson leaves town, all of the sudden things look a bit more comfortable in the division. Additionally, if the 49ers quarterback situation doesn’t work, that’ll just leave the star-studded Rams as the Cardinals main competition.
But, an argument can be made that the Oklahoma job is a more prestigious position than the Cardinals. And it’s not an opportunity that comes around all that often.
We’ll see which path Kingsbury chooses soon enough.
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