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
coach immediate open opportunity step year
I'm disappointed I won't have the opportunity to coach Brandon for a year or two more. This does, however, open up an opportunity for someone else to step up and make an immediate contribution.
focus games teaching time top year
This is a big time of year for us. It's all about a focus on teaching without any games on top of you.
belt excited glad great last matt year
Matt did a lot of great things for us last year, and I'm glad we have him. With a year under his belt in the system, I'm excited for him.
addition became bona favorite forward gives love offense season terrific tremendous year
Marcel gives us another bona fide receiver. He is a terrific route-runner, and at the end of the 2004 season became one of Derek Anderson's favorite receivers. The addition of Love will give our offense a tremendous boost, and I look forward to a big year from him.
along believe best both close consistent last offense productive threat year
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.
bits last
We're just hauling out the last bits of debris.
anderson came factor henry obvious played roles run smith stable struggled
We struggled defensively early, but the one stable factor that came back to us is our run defense. It's obvious that Alvin Smith and Henry Anderson and Trent Bray and Keith Ellison played big, big roles for us in that area.
ball goals help mike rest state utilize ways
One of our goals is to get the ball to Mike. We'll look at what Boise State does, and we'll try and find ways to do that regardless. And then utilize the rest of our people, too. And that will help Mike get open.
belong belongs chance deal defense defensive help needs pass secondary takes
Our secondary has a chance to make a big improvement. The secondary needs help from the linebackers and the rush. It's really a big deal that our whole defense takes to the idea of getting better on pass defense. Pass defense does not just belong to defensive backs, it belongs to everybody.
coming core three
We have three coming back as the nucleus and core of the team.
clear mike overall recruiting
We made it clear we were recruiting Mike for his overall athleticism.
high percentage
We haven't had that high a percentage from our quarterbacks before.
bill huge increase looking million percent
We're looking at a 30 percent increase by FPL this year. That's huge when you're looking at your bill being $3.8 million this year.
drew excellent good offense tight ucla
UCLA has a very good offense and they're very balanced. Maurice Drew is an excellent player, their tight end (Lewis) is good and so is their quarterback.