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15 college football coaches who would be the life of the tailgate party

By Connor Muldowney

STILLWATER, OK - OCTOBER 27: Head coach Tom Herman of the Texas Longhorns greets head coach Mike Gundy of the Oklahoma State Cowboys before their game on October 27, 2018 at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
STILLWATER, OK - OCTOBER 27: Head coach Tom Herman of the Texas Longhorns greets head coach Mike Gundy of the Oklahoma State Cowboys before their game on October 27, 2018 at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) /
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MIAMI, FL – DECEMBER 29: Head coach Lincoln Riley of the Oklahoma Sooners reacts against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium on December 29, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

15. Lincoln Riley, Oklahoma

Why wouldn’t the average tailgate-goer want to hang with a guy who is basically fresh out of college, at least as far as coaches go, and who went to a school that isn’t too bashful about its party life?

Lincoln Riley can relate to his players and you can bet he probably has good enough taste in music at his age that he’d be the DJ of the tailgate party. He could get the right tunes to keep the party going until kickoff and that’s exactly what some fans need to get fired up.

Plus, Riley isn’t exactly a dud of a person. He may not have the most extreme personality, but he was able to manage a guy like Baker Mayfield and do a pretty good job of that, so you know he can get along with just about anyone.

Coaching under guys like Mike Leach and Bob Stoops has to have given him some interesting energy, too. He seems like the kind of guy who knows how to crack open a cold one, use his quarterback guru powers to dominate a cornhole game with impeccable accuracy and always remain respectful.

A tailgate party with Lincoln would be a heck of a good time.

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