USC’s Lincoln Riley is focused on football but allows for a sliver of fun

For the last several weeks, the Action Network’s Brett McMurphy contacted dozens of coaches trying to find out who’s the best golfer of the 134 college football head coaches. Lincoln Riley, according to McMurphy, is a top-10 performer.

Through McMurphy’s research, UAB’s Trent Dilfer was found to be the best golfer among college football head coaches with an impressive 0.1 handicap.

“I understand that. That’s fair,” said UAB’s Trent Dilfer, the undisputed best golfer among college football head coaches.

Meanwhile USC head coach Lincoln Riley was ranked in seventh place with a handicap of 10.1.

USC ’s Lincoln Riley said he played much more as an assistant at East Carolina before becoming a head coach and starting a family.

Riley only plays between February and July. In February, he said he starts out as a 12 handicap and gets it down to 5 by July. Last month in Mexico, Riley shot 2-under, including a hole out from the fairway for an eagle. He’s still seeking his first hole-in-one.

The list of college football’s best head coach golfers can be found below.

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