Oklahoma offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley talks during an NCAA college football media day in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

If Rich Rodriguez makes another end-run to leave Tucson, as he did at South Carolina last winter, here are three possible replacements:

1.Β Lincoln Riley, offensive coordinator, Oklahoma. At 32, Riley is from the Mike Leach coaching tree, spending time as an assistant at Texas Tech and East Carolina. In his first year at OU, the Sooners were No. 7 in total offense nationally.Β 


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