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Lincoln Riley's Oklahoma buyout to leave for USC, explained
How much is Lincoln Riley's buyout?
USC will handle Riley's buyout, which is $4.5 million, according to NBC Los Angeles.
That might not sound like a lot, but consider that USC is already on the hook to pay a coach not to coach anymore. According to Yahoo Sports' Pete Thamel, the Trojans already are paying Clay Helton more than $10 million after they fired him in September following a crushing 42-28 loss to Stanford.