Mike Riley
Mike Riley
Michael Joseph "Mike" Rileyis an American football coach and former player, currently the head coach at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. He was previously the head coach at Oregon State University, where he served two stints, from 1997 to 1998 and again from 2003 to 2014...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth6 July 1953
CityWallace, ID
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I have to give a lot of credit to Portland State. I knew it was going to be like this. I knew it was going to be harder that people anticipated.
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It helps show students that with hard work, things that they want to do are attainable.
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He's smart, tough and takes care of his business. Joey already has made the academic achievement list. All we had to do was show him the classrooms and the weight room, and he's taken care of the rest.
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He's one of the more competitive people I've been around. He's always a little stronger than you think. And he gets open. He's got a lot of those intangibles that make him as good as he is.
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I could not imagine (the Broncos) not bouncing back and being ready to go. ... They haven't had a game like that in forever, and I would imagine in their character they never want another like that. ... We will anticipate their best stuff.
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I believe all along the best kind of offense is balanced. We will be at our best when we have a consistent threat both ways. We were close to that last year because of our line, and we had a productive runner. It started to feel good.