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Alabama Football: 5 Possible OC Replacements for Lane Kiffin

By Michael Collins

Sep 10, 2016; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin talks to head coach Nick Saban at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Tide defeated the Hilltoppers 38-10. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 10, 2016; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin talks to head coach Nick Saban at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Tide defeated the Hilltoppers 38-10. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 31, 2015; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Oklahoma Sooners offensive coordinator / quarterback coach Lincoln Riley in the second half of the 2015 CFP Semifinal at the Orange Bowl at Sun Life Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 31, 2015; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Oklahoma Sooners offensive coordinator / quarterback coach Lincoln Riley in the second half of the 2015 CFP Semifinal at the Orange Bowl at Sun Life Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /

Lincoln Riley: Offensive Coordinator, Oklahoma

If you don’t think Saban wouldn’t go and pilfer an offensive coordinator from the Big 12, you don’t know Saban. With all the offensive firepower in that conference, at least a few OCs are doing it right and Rley is one of those few.

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It would also probably do Saban’s heart good to drive a stake through Bob Stoops’ by stealing one of his best weapons.

Riley is an exceptional offensive coach, and it’s actually surprising he didn’t land one of the more prominent head coach positions that were open. He’s been on Stoops’ staff since 2015, prior to that coaching some high scoring teams at East Carolina and Texas Tech.

It’s Riley’s coaching and game plan that were the primary reason that both Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield and wide receiver Dede Westbrook ended up in New York as Heisman Trophy finalists this year.

It would take a lot of talking, and even more money to convince Riley to leave Norman, but what a get that would be for the Tide if it were to happen.

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