Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley already has made inroads in Southern California football recruiting, which should help him bolster USCs talent pool. Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley stands on the sidelines during a game against Baylor on Nov. 13. That's part of the challenge you look forward to tackling.". (Courtesy of Bryan Terry / The Oklahoman). Oklahoma mightve tested their allegiances as Texans, but Norman was still the Great Plains. Anyhow, Riley wanted to be a college quarterback, but a shoulder dislocation kept him from reaching that potential. Richards also knows the talent that has come out of the program, like Riley brothers Lincoln and Garrett. Here's a look back at his Muleshoe, Texas roots. Mike and Marilyn returned home from Austin soon after graduation and eventually took over family-owned cotton warehouses in neighboring Sudan. Even in the classroom, when the teacher was giving notes, he'd just soak it in. 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Momentum was building, and at quarterback, the attention turned to Riley, who Wood says was set to take the reins as a sophomore. The hustle and bustle is happening at the livestock auction down the highway, where sheep and hogs and goats are being sold at a breakneck pace. Muletrain, it should be noted, actually has been around since the late 1950s as a radio offering on a station that beamed it in from Clovis, N.M., 30 miles away. Although rocket science was not to be, he considered pursuing his mother's dream that he study to become a pharmacist. We were on the way to San Antonio and the bowl game and we were obviously thinking we were going to have our normal role at that Alamo Bowl game, said Simmons, who coached wide receivers at the time. 877-845-6272. During the season, itll be harder because hell be gone before they are awake and theyll be asleep before he gets home. The work was strenuous enough to teach Lincoln Riley the intended lessons about hard work and responsibility but also to convince him he had no interest in inheriting the family business. Its going to be a total change for Muleshoe to think about Lincoln being in California. He wasnt afraid to change things up, to do things different from what had been done there. He brought belief and hope. There were multiple years in which we were 0-10 or 1-9, Atwood says. One of those guys, not necessarily write things down. The town would never forget. Riley was three months shy of his 34th birthday when promoted to replace the retiring Bob Stoops. For years, Magann's favorite Muletrain story focused on a local who grew tulip bulbs in a cotton field and shipped them to the Netherlands. Riley started in the fifth grade, both officially and in backyard games with neighborhood children. But I have to also understand that my expectations of simply doing the best I can for this program, thats going to be higher than anyone else can place on me or this program. He used to be a defensive end Lincoln Riley didnt start his Muleshoe High School playing career as a quarterback. Former Mules quarterback Lincoln Riley . ".. It's been hectic. But everyone here trusts Lincoln. Two decades later, folks in town are still happy to relive that run through the state playoffs. Riley is a Muleshoe native who played quarterback and defensive end for the Mules football team in the late 1990s and early 2000s. And Muleshoe, its a town that backs people from the community. He always has. That was the best the town had ever done, Wood said, until Lincoln., In West Texas, Muleshoes team was for decades a source of disappointment. Today, he contends that their prank, now a part of town lore, was delayed payback for Friona painting the previous seasons score all over Muleshoes own weight room. Football offered a nice escape. Oklahoma, where Memorial Stadium could hold 17 times the population of Muleshoe. Wood began with a program that fielded 22 players in a school of about 450 students. But that was 1965, 15 years before the birth of Channel 6. Of course, it will be up to Riley to decide if he wants a fresh start with the Trojans quarterback room. But it was no mirage. But the last 103 years havent been all wins and Roses. You just have a lot of pride in the town and in the people. He knew exactly how to handle everything from the playcalling to quarterbacks.. However "favorite" and "biggest" were eclipsed when 33-year-old, coach, took over one of America's most storied. filled out recruiting questionnaires, his SAT and ACT scores made more impact with some coaches than his measurable football skills. Junior High Coordinator Ross Johnson. Riley, though, doesn't see his biggest 2018 task as replacing a Heisman winner. CALL. Who can help student-athletes cash in? As of September 2019, Harrell and Riley kept in touch often via text message. They were some complex plays as complex as you can be at 11.. Im fired up. After two years as OUs offensive coordinator, hell take over as head coach. Before joining the Times in May 2018, he was a projects reporter at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and a 2017 Nieman Fellow at Harvard University. Muleshoe's high-powered offense is led by junior running back Daniel Sianez (579 yards, 6 TD) and the senior wide receiver duo of Ivan Torres (27 receptions, 293 yards, 2 TD) and Eliasar . "One of the greatest assets our town has is its name," Rennels said. "We'll see," Riley said. "I think I took things from him and a lot of my coaches. He raced through his homework as soon as he got to the house simply so he could get back to football as quickly as possible, his mother recalled. Every Friday night that season, Muleshoe shut down. Over the past six years, the offense averaged 38 points per game and amassed an average of more than 400 yards per game. Not that the folks of Muleshoe don't respect Saban and what he's done for the Alabama Crimson Tide. Family roots run generations deep in Muleshoe, making it sometimes feel like time is standing still. A high school portrait of USC football coach Lincoln Riley hangs on the wall of his parents home in Muleshoe, Texas, on Thursday, June 25, 2015. Richards grew up in Clovis, where he was quarterback/defensive back for the high school from 1999-2001. He told the team not to waste one second of its big moment. Some folks waited afterward to get his autograph. Hes going to play receiver, hes going to play corner, hes going to return kicks for us. But as he and his wife considered the idea, Riley thought of his daughters. Conventional wisdom would say that you guys have been smallish-town people. Born in Muleshoe, he was raised and schooled primarily in Colorado. Learn how this Muleshoe High School student is connecting with coaches in TX and nationwide. Theirs is one of many businesses in town that have been passed down, then passed down again, lending Muleshoe an ingrained sense of continuity and pride. Few will ever forget Riley leading the Mules at Texas Stadium. It attracted 10,000 souls. COURTESY/Riley family. "He had great math skills, intelligence and a photographic memory, stuff that you just don't see.". "Muleshoe -- don't you like just hearing it?". Theres an intense sense of pride. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft during back-to-back seasons. DW Rutledge. Ellis, the mayor, says it felt just like the movies. For a small West Texas town obsessed with football, it was unforgettable. "Oh, no doubt," Wood said Thursday night. But its what hes always wanted and anticipated. No matter how Riley and the Sooners fare, the 105-year-old town of Muleshoe will be proud of him. Some people dont desire to be a head coach. Riley was on the football and track teams at Muleshoe (Tex.) And perhaps, 2018 will bring another run to the College Football Playoff. Davis will be Muleshoe's defensive coordinator and linebackers coach after previously being at Texico (New Mexico) High School. Take a stroll along Main Street in Muleshoe; pay your respects to Old Pete, the mule monument standing guard near Muleshoes only stoplight; hit the livestock auction just outside of town; and maybe stop for a tamale or two during the lunch rush at Leals, the towns beloved gathering spot, and youll start to understand what they mean. Riley played quarterback and defensive end for Muleshoe High School before graduating in 2002. Riley's wife Caitlin is also pure West Texas, even if she's not from Muleshoe. He holds a masters of administration in education from Sam Houston State University, and graduated cum laude with a bachelor of science in physical education from Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, where he was quarterback for the football team. Riley showed the coaches just enough that he was invited to join the team in January. Usually, you build those relationships, and youre going to have a successful program., Top Returners: Irvin Torres, Brennen Davis, Zach Hasley, Jacob Reyes, Matt Fabela. The Mules won one game in Wood's first season, then five the next, giving Muleshoe its first. The selection committee sorted through 112 applications and interviewed six applicants on Jan. 22 and 23 before determining that Richards would be their choice. I just knew there were things I wanted to try to do. A Michigan native and University of Michigan graduate, Kartje previously wrote for Fox Sports Wisconsin and the Bloomington (Ind.) Still, Lincoln Riley grew up loving the Mules and football, in general. There was some nervous energy, Riley says. A lot of times when people get success at a young age, the humble factor tends to get put on the backburner, Simmons said. Harrell told The Times, Really Lincoln was the first person that taught me Mike Leachs offense. She's from Dimmitt, 45 miles away. But he chose football, and his immediate success with three College Football Playoff semifinal appearances in his first three years as head coach at Oklahoma has become an inextricable part of the towns story, one theyre more than happy to share, even if most cant quite reckon with the latest twist. Still, he opted not to play as a senior. Life is too short, so dont be afraid to go for it., USC coach Lincoln Riley on leaving his small hometown of Muleshoe, Texas. Mike Riley's series of tin-roofed warehouses on the northern fringe of Sudan can feel like ovens in the unforgiving West Texas sun. While the Sooners did not recruit as much in the Southland in Rileys first five years in Norman, theyve made camp in recent years, pulling commitments in the last year from some of the top offensive talent in the region 2022 five-star Santa Ana Mater Dei running back Raleek Brown, 2023 five-star Los Alamitos quarterback Malachi Nelson (the top quarterback in his class), 2023 five-star Los Alamitos athlete Makai Lemon and 2023 four-star Los Alamitos receiver DeAndre Moore Jr. Those players could switch their commitments to USC soon enough, and there will be more local players and coaches taking immediate notice of Riley putting down roots in Los Angeles to restore the proud tradition of the USC program. Riley has surpassed actor Lee Horsley as Muleshoe's most famous son. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Hidden facts about Muleshoe, the best restaurants discovered while recruiting and plenty more fun with Coach Riley on this week's Fifth Quarter! Some were convinced hed leave for Louisiana State. The town wanted to be good. Really? According to a press release, while serving as offensive coordinator, Richards football program had a 51-21 record, including three regional semi-final appearances and two area championship appearances. But he happily embraced the familys other enduring legacy in town, as the third of four Rileys to quarterback the Muleshoe Mules. It can be backbreaking work. When Leach abruptly lost his job before the 2009 season ended, Riley was asked to call plays in the Alamo Bowl against Michigan State by Red Raiders interim head coach Ruffin McNeill. You could see anything in the world just ahead of you. Never mind that Riley was only 19 years old. Rileys work ethic and confident mindset were instilled by his parents. Georgia was one of them. You can also view his personality page at newsok.com/berrytramel. You know everybody. Muleshoes favorite son is now the youngest head coach in major college football. (An even smaller coincidence my step dad and Riley are apparently distant, distant cousins). Hed recently been elevated to receivers coach at Texas Tech after years spent endearing himself to then-coach Mike Leach as a student and grad assistant. Honest, hard-working people. CALL. But as much as he relished playing the game, Riley suspected his playing days were over when he passed on small school college football to attend Texas Tech. The Mules won one game in Woods first season, then five the next, giving Muleshoe its first non-losing season in two decades. He keeps things pretty close to his sleeve, Garrett says. 1. David Wood was Rileys high school football coach. Jalen Hurts could be next for the Sooners. Cheerleading Sponsor Cheyanne Cage. Ive always carried that with me. Mules, just as his father Mike had done three decades earlier. 12 and led the Mules to a state semifinal finish his senior season. Muleshoe Sports Net Retweeted. Questions? Muleshoe football, as Riley remembers, was one of the worst programs in the entire state of Texas for a long time.. Los Angeles, on the other hand that felt like a world apart from Muleshoe. A Muleshoe Mule is coaching the Sooners. "A really exciting time," Rennels called the high-adrenaline week that followed Riley's ascension from offensive coordinator. He can be heard Monday through Friday from 4:40-5:20 p.m. on The Sports Animal radio network, including FM-98.1. But Muleshoe wanted discipline, he said. Patience and a well-timed recruiting pitch helped USC lure Lincoln Riley away from Oklahoma, sending shockwaves through the college football world. Muleshoe, a 5,000 population town about 68 miles northwest of Lubbock, sits about 17 miles east of the New Mexico line. I had to explain everything to him only once. Riley isnt known only as the OU head coach. Wood said he envisioned his quarterback working someday for NASA. Alcohol sales were first allowed in the town just three years ago and to this day some respected folks still remain wary of setting foot inside the bar. A rocket scientist. Everyone knows everyone, especially the Muleshoe native whose hiring as OUs coach created shockwaves throughout the college football world. As a junior in 2000 he helped the Mules reach the state semifinals, where they lost to Forney at the Dallas Cowboys' old home Texas Stadium in Irving. Call. "Everybody loves him. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), AgTexas Farm Credit awards $9,000 in local scholarships Muleshoe Journal | Intl' Scholarship News, AgTexas Farm Credit awards $9,000 in local scholarships. Growing up here, Ellis says, it often felt like you were insulated from the ails of the outside world. Lincoln has a photographic memory, and when I say that, I really mean it.. Questions? Muleshoe, which would become the seat of Bailey County, then was just a few houses, a school and a cemetery. Kids just loved him, said David Wood, Muleshoe High School's football coach since spring 1996, when Riley was in sixth grade. I remember wed be playing football in the yard and hed be drawing up plays and things, his lifelong friend and former Texas Tech roommate, Jeff King, said during a 2015 interview with the Tulsa World. Riley was a defensive end during his sophomore season at Muleshoe, but he was shifted to quarterback for his final two years. The Red Raiders beat Michigan State 41-31 on that day. Mike Riley, Lincolns father, was a Mules quarterback through some of those down years. Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley, center, talks with quarterback Caleb Williams (13) and quarterback Spencer Rattler (7) before a game against Iowa State on Nov. 20. Muleshoe's Daniel Sianez (21) runs the ball against Jim Ned during the UIL 3A-D1 Area Playoff game on Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, at PlainsCapital Park-Lowrey Field in Lubbock, Texas. A lot of the values I hope I still carry today were carried from my parents and people in that town. He took Baker Mayfield, a former walk-on transfer from Texas Tech, and turned him into one of the most prolific passers in the country. Roster last updated on Nov 14, 2022 @ 4:14pm (GMT) Print Roster Correction All-Time Roster. That string of decisions eventually cost Riley any hope he had at playing big-time football. certain: Neither Lincoln nor Garrett wanted to follow their father into the cotton warehouse business. 3 games every Oklahoma fan should circle on the calendar; full season predictions for 2017. Most folks here seem just fine with that. In addition to coaching the Mules to their only state championship in 2008, David Wood put up a. It wasnt until Wood came to town in the spring of 1996 that the teams fortunes started to turn around. Conventional wisdom might tell you to stay in that, thats what you do, and I certainly think that wouldve turned out just fine. So how'd he end up as Oklahoma's headcoach? ", And so, Wood said, he hitched his career to, "Lincoln helped me get established and stay here," Wood said as he prepared for his 22nd season at the school. 4 min read. Last year, Muleshoe named its football field after the longtime coach. The Riley family came before most other fixtures in Muleshoe, settling in town in the 1930s, not long after the town was incorporated. They celebrated East Carolina University victories when their oldest son spent five seasons as the Pirates offensive coordinator. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. California? Current OU wide receivers coach Dennis Simmons, who was at Texas Tech for 10 years as a full-time assistant or support staff member, has witnessed Rileys fast trajectory as a college football coach. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. After three years of student coaching as an undergraduate and another as a graduate assistant, Leach, on Valentine's Day 2007, offered Riley. Pride Football camp starts Monday morning. Muleshoe, Texas might see it a little differently. Copyright 2022. There are many friendship threads in Rileys small hometown of nearly 6,000. That includes a winless 2019 season and missing the playoffs the past two years. 877-845-6272. Small town, feels like he's their own. It may be a good thing that the show never has had a scripted length. There was a problem saving your notification. Lincoln is also well-known for being the Oklahoma Sooners' head football coach. "He wasn't a blue-chip athlete," Wood said. Hes a great, great dad, Caitlin Riley said. "He was a coach on the field for us. Coaches came and went. And these former Longhorns fans are now supporters of the crimson and cream, as well as the University of Kansas, where their youngest son, Garrett, is the quarterbacks coach. In Texas, playing football is practically a birthright. "Each year presents new challenges, but there are parts of the job and all the things that come with it that I'm a little more settled in with for sure.". MULESHOE The Muleshoe football team found itself trailing the visiting Brownfield Cubs 23-12 with 22 seconds remaining in the first half when Mules coach Jason Richards thought about taking a . He felt that it was a good opportunity for him. Hal Mumme was the head coach at McMurry University in Abilene, which is about three hours from Muleshoe. Riley is already having huge success recruiting Southern California. They embraced whats good for it. He brought a program and a culture to Muleshoe that hadnt been there, Riley said. And then there are the obligatory obits about friends and neighbors. The crowd roared. His immediate retirement plan is . 33 years old, due to turn 34 early in the Sooners' season, and Riley was atop one of the greatest college football peaks there is. Life is too short, so dont be afraid to go for it.. a job as an assistant coach who worked with receivers. Muleshoe Football Coach History Mascot Mules Team Varsity 2022 Colors Black, White Coach N/A Address 514 W Ave G, Muleshoe, TX 79347 Overall 4-1 District 0-0 State (TX) Rank 488. blockbuster came in June when Muleshoe's own Lincoln Riley, whose parents Mike and Marilyn still live in Rennels' neighborhood, was named the football coach at the University of Oklahoma soon after the unexpected resignation of Bob Stoops. He once played quarterback for the Muleshoe. 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