There's an obvious answer here: The Dallas Cowboys' head coaching job was occupied. This gets to the heart of the story with Riley and the NFL: This is less a case of Riley wanting the NFL in general.

The Dallas Cowboys have begun bringing in coaching candidates for interviews. Dallas has interviewed Robert Saleh, and Kellen Moore, and is set to interview Leslie Frazier. USC Trojans coach ...

The Dallas Cowboys and GM Jerry Jones need to hire a new head coach to replace Mike McCarthy. USC Trojans coach Lincoln Riley is one name to watch. Dallas indicated they are interested in Riley ...

Dallas finished 6-10 in his first season, but they have finished 12-5 each of the past three seasons. That led to NFC East titles in 2021 and 2023. Dallas is 1-3 in the postseason under McCarthy.

While most of the attention is going to be on Deion Sanders for the Dallas Cowboys' vacant head-coaching position, Jerry Jones is expected to look at other options from the college ranks.

A former Lincoln Riley assistant now has a new gig. Where is a former USC coach now headed? ... He was named assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Dallas Cowboys from 1999 to 2002.

Lincoln Riley has struggled through his USC tenure, ... also a Hall of Famer and Fox NFL Sunday co-host who guided the Dallas Cowboys to two Super Bowl wins. “I said, ...