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 ...

LSU football is still without a quarterback in its 2026 recruiting class. Will the Tigers be able to sway a high school ...

Riley received another significant recruiting win on Friday. For a coach potentially on the hot seat entering 2025, it could ...

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.

Dallas Cowboys offensive tackle Tyler Guyton (60) and center Brock Hoffman (67) walk between plays during a NFL football game against the Washington Commanders, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, in Arlington ...

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.

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, ...