Lincoln Riley says Oklahoma fans tried to break into his house after USC decision

The former Oklahoma coach had to evacuate his family from the area after some Sooners fans went way too far

USC coach Lincoln Riley revealed that his family required armed security after he announced plans to leave Oklahoma two years ago after a number of incidents that put his family at risk, including several attempts to break into his house.

"I had a lot of different people trying to break into the house the days after it happened," Riley said on "In Depth with Graham Bensinger".

"And 95 percent of the fans and people out there at Oklahoma or anybody else are great. You typically always have that percentage that at times take it too far. Obviously, this was one of those instances."

Riley announced his decision to leave Oklahoma and join USC on Nov. 28, 2021. His original plan was to have his daughters, then aged five and nine, finish out the fall semester at their school before moving them to Los Angeles. 

But after the break-ins and some other incidents, Riley decided to evacuate his family from Oklahoma as fast as possible.

"I told my wife and the couple of people that I confided in the night we made the decision, I told them it's going to be bad," Riley said.

"A couple of people were like, 'Well, it'll be a few hours, a few days, but it'll blow by.' I said, 'No, I've lived in these shoes. It's going to be that bad."

Riley finished with a 55-10 record at Oklahoma, winning four straight Big 12 championships, and his teams qualified for the College Football Playoff three times.

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