All rights reserved. Former Mules quarterback Lincoln Riley . The new coach inherited around two dozen players, barely enough to field a full team, and the program was plagued by a lack of discipline. But the last 103 years havent been all wins and Roses. If youre at home, youre trying to be the best son, daughter. He could think on the field unlike anybody else, Wood said. A Muleshoe Mule is coaching the Sooners. Im sure hes got a pretty nice home now, making what hes making., Its possible that Riley has been keeping up with USC from afar given his affinity for Harrell. The following season, Muleshoe went 15-0 and won its only state championship. A top-10 preseason ranking is expected and, last week, the Sooners were predicted to win their third consecutive Big 12 championship. Riley caught Wood's eye as a seventh-grader. "He had great math skills, intelligence and a photographic memory, stuff that you just don't see.". Muleshoe residents gather for a livestock auction featuring sheep, hogs and goats. From what I understand, Graves says, he wants to build his own program.. Hes well-versed on David Woods success with the Mules, which included a 2008 state championship. He brought belief and hope. 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. After watching Riley try to make it as a walk-on quarterback, the coach offered Riley a student assistant coaching job. Greatness, yes. "A really exciting time," Rennels called the high-adrenaline week that followed Riley's ascension from offensive coordinator. The Riley family came before most other fixtures in Muleshoe, settling in town in the 1930s, not long after the town was incorporated. High, a West Texas town of 5,000. When I hired him, Lincoln was the youngest full-time assistant in the country, but he had been with me as a student assistant and a GA for about six years and did a tremendous job, so I had no reservation about hiring him.. Riley still has an itch to scratch when it comes to winning at the highest level of the sport and must feel he can reach the summit more easily from USC. On a recent late-night broadcast of ESPN's Sports Center, anchor Neil Everett said, "When it comes to college football coaches, there's Nick Saban and there's everyone else.". You can also view his personality page at newsok.com/berrytramel View Comments One person he depended on during this time was the late Donnie Duncan, a former Oklahoma athletic director. 1 overall by the Cleveland Browns in last April's NFL Draft. 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. But that's not to say Muleshoe is a one-horse town when it comes to college-football loyalty. When Lincoln attended Texas Tech, about 70 miles northwest of their home, the Rileys cheered for the Red Raiders. As is custom, Leal's Mexican Restaurant on West American Boulevard, is packed by noon as pickup trucks clog the dusty parking lot in the shadow of a grain elevator skyline. Back in the early 1980s, Horsley starred on television as Texas oilman Matt Houston, who doubled as a private investigator. And sometimes he'd double back and explain to me what I was missing.". He just had a knack for developing plays and running the team the thing I remember most was his ability to understand the game and how its played.. A doctor. That will never change.. MULESHOE, Texas -- Magann Rennels has been on the job as a local television newshound for almost four decades. All rights reserved. While its Richards hope he can turn that around, hes made it a point to implement a program that doesnt discuss wins, but rather make sure the Mules master the things that take no talent., Having a great attitude, having great energy, being where your feet are, doing the best, he explained. Evaluate Brennen Davis's football recruiting profile. It didn't take much, however, to get his competitive football juices flowing in Lubbock. Evaluate Jason Florez's football recruiting profile. "Small town, very tight-knit community. Outside candidates. And I think the value of honesty from my parents and in the community, those were things that people expected of you and took pride in. But its also a dream come true. That plains was the prettiest country I ever saw in my life, as flat as a beauty contest winner's stomach, and prairie lakes scattered all over it. It was kind of fun to be there at the beginning.". By Gail M. Williams All rights reserved. CALL. He was just brilliant. How USC trainers saved Vincent Iwuchukwu after cardiac arrest, How Lindsay Gottlieb blends family into USCs once-in-a-lifetime season. Riley is a Muleshoe native who played quarterback and defensive end for the Mules football team in the late 1990s and early 2000s. In years past, he has made it back to Muleshoe every summer. "Weather here is always important because this is an agricultural community," said Rennels, 74, sounding every bit a schoolmarm lecturing a student just off the turnip truck. Muleshoe will always be my special village. Mike and Marilyn Riley had to settle for the revelry generated in their hometown. One is USC head coach. He looks back fondly on his upbringing in West Texas and the lessons it taught him. fellow students never quite understood, she said. Going [to USC], hes obviously ready for that challenge. Under Walkers leadership, the Mules went 1-19 over the two seasons. They are high-integrity people who recruit the right way and have a unique ability to work with players on and off the field.. I knew he was headed somewhere, said Wood. Learn how your comment data is processed. Mike Riley still works in agriculture; he's run a cotton warehouse for years, which means he's been able to get to Norman for a few games each of the last two years, but when the harvest arrives in November, Saturday's a work day. But in high school, there were only a few shotgun sets, and the Mules ran a Power-I attack. He was a defensive end as a sophomore, but took over the offense in his final two seasons which included one state semifinal finish. A rocket scientist. He can be heard Monday through Friday from 4:40-5:20 p.m. on The Sports Animal radio network, including FM-98.1. In a ceremony held Jan. 28 in the Muleshoe High School Library, Jason Richards signed on as the new head football coach/athletic director for the Muleshoe Mules. Hes the young man who helped his alma mater install the spread offense, which led the Mules to a 2008 state championship. Upon the completion of his degree in 2012, he was named the running backs coach at Augustana College in Illinois. He's been too busy. Wood said that Riley got the Mules coaching staff into a meeting with Leach before the 2008 season, and then helped the coaches install the Red Raiders spread offense. I wish I could have recorded Lincoln with how smooth, precise and decisive he was on that night of the game, McNeill said. A Muleshoe Mule is coaching the Sooners. Not that the folks of Muleshoe don't respect Saban and what he's done for the Alabama Crimson Tide. Has to have shaped him a little bit.. They were married in 2007. Hes just an athletic big kid. She's from Dimmitt, 45 miles away. McNeill, who accepted the head coaching position at East Carolina, hired Riley to be his offensive coordinator. A Michigan native and University of Michigan graduate, Kartje previously wrote for Fox Sports Wisconsin and the Bloomington (Ind.) Everybody in Muleshoe's been real supportive. Of course, it will be up to Riley to decide if he wants a fresh start with the Trojans quarterback room. Riley was on the football and track teams at Muleshoe (Tex.) 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. Muleshoe football, as Riley remembers, was one of the worst programs in the entire state of Texas for a long time.. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Some speculate the injury mightve changed his trajectory, but the next season, Riley led Muleshoe to new heights as its quarterback anyway. "But he was the kind of athlete you wanted running the show. Head Boys Powerlifting Coach Jaxon Lee. The Sooners lost their CFP semifinal to Georgia, 54-48 in double overtime at the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day, but Riley had led them to a 12-2 record 8-1 against Big 12 teams in just his first season as Stoops' replacement. Even his childhood mischief has become a part of the town mythos. For the Rileys, its a new lifestyle. Watch the latest highlight videos for the Muleshoe Varsity Football team filled out recruiting questionnaires, his SAT and ACT scores made more impact with some coaches than his measurable football skills. Riley showed the coaches just enough that he was invited to join the team in January. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Riley, like many young coaches, has grown over the years. 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. He got an early start, Leach told the Tulsa World last month. In addition to coaching the Mules to their only state championship in 2008, David Wood put up a. 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. Young kids look up to the varsity kids. There were multiple years in which we were 0-10 or 1-9, Atwood says. Editor's note: This story was originally published on August 10, 2017. Which brings us to our next topic . Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. As soon as Bob Stoops handpicked Riley to coach the quarterbacks and run the offense at Oklahoma in 2015, Riley began to prove what he had already shown at East Carolina in Conference USA: The guy knows how to motivate and prepare players at footballs most important position. Riley was a defensive end during his sophomore season at Muleshoe, but he was shifted to quarterback for his final two years. Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley has agreed to become the next USC football coach. Great, great people. In Muleshoe, no one needs any convincing. Riley is a small-town guy, but clearly hes up for an adventure. But well take him lunch or go to practice.. Riley is a fierce competitor, but it would be naive to think that Oklahomas upcoming move to the SEC where the Sooners will be one of six programs which expect to annually compete for national championships wasnt something he weighed in making this shocking move west. The whole town packed into the high school gym that day, glowing as Riley spoke. And then there are the obligatory obits about friends and neighbors. It was a fortuitous first step on a coaching ladder that has led him to. Lo and behold, we get there in the team meeting and Lincoln was told, Coach (Leach) isnt coaching this game and guess what? When Riley was a freshman, the Mules won 10, including a playoff game. Clovis was district and state champion in 2001. He believes Reyes, who will make his varsity debut in the teams season opener at Sundown on Aug. 28, could be one of the best offensive linemen hes ever coached. You know everybody. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Kind of overwhelmed. He told the team not to waste one second of its big moment. Once he decided on the coaching ranks, I figured he'd be climbing up the ladder pretty quickly.. Lincoln Riley Oklahomas new head football coach recently greeted everyone with a smile at Leals Restaurant off the main drag in Muleshoe, Texas. His final game at Muleshoe and last as a quarterback in a competitive game was a senior-year loss in a state semifinal game at old Texas Stadium. Im fired up. He's certainly more comfortable in his job than he was a year ago at this time. Oklahoma, where Memorial Stadium could hold 17 times the population of Muleshoe. The crowd roared. Hard-working. Head Girls Track Coach Adrienne Ross. Annie Rice/Avalanche-Journal Muleshoe's head football coach Jason Richards reacts to water being poured on him after the team's win against Brownfield in a bi-district playoff football. Will Rogers was a restless 18-year-old in 1898 when he signed on to be a cowboy for the sprawling Mashed O Ranch, which covered parts of Lamb and Bailey counties in the Texas Panhandle. Oklahomas issue during those seasons was its porous defense, but, during the last two years, its offense sputtered (at least living up to its ridiculous standards), as Riley struggled to work his magic on five-star quarterback prospects Spencer Rattler and Caleb Williams Jr. Look, when 10-2 is your down year, youre doing pretty well. Ask anyone in Muleshoe about Lincoln, whose first name is enough around these parts, and they swell with pride. Get the latest on L.A.'s teams in the daily Sports Report newsletter. No one thought it was possible, Riley remembers. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. The town would never forget. Stitt expresses 'strong disagreement' with Oklahoma AG over Catholic charter school, Bill Haisten: A massive event NCAA wrestling in downtown Tulsa, Lincoln Riley: 12 things you may not know about the OU football coach, Big 12 Media Days: After a whirlwind month, new OU coach Lincoln Riley takes center stage, Dan Snyder is under investigation over line of credit taken out by Commanders, Lionel Messi named men's Player of the Year at the 2022 Best FIFA Awards, LeBron James is facing weeks on the sidelines after foot injury, "I am scared of needlesr" Lillard on getting a drug test after his 71-point game. Riley has surpassed actor Lee Horsley as Muleshoe's most famous son. Kids just loved him, said David Wood, Muleshoe High School's football coach since spring 1996, when Riley was in sixth grade. Oklahoma cap at lunch alongside Marilyn on Muleshoe's main drag. Some were convinced hed leave for Louisiana State. That notion crossed his mind the last Sunday morning in November, as he decided within a few hours to leave the comfort of Oklahoma for the uncertainty of USC. 1. But Ellis knows patience is an important part of his job description. "Last year's team had a lot of success and that was great. Stoops said he wouldnt have retired this offseason if not for his confidence in Riley. They embraced whats good for it. Richards also knows the talent that has come out of the program, like Riley brothers Lincoln and Garrett. 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. The theories are numerous, but some here who know the Rileys wonder if the sprawl of Los Angeles might offer a semblance of anonymity. 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. What should student loan borrowers do while waiting for Supreme Court forgiveness ruling? Wood said he has no plans to coach in the future. "The value of hard work - I think the community has always been built on that. Duncan was receiving a National Football Foundation Legacy Award in New York City at the same time and Riley wanted to be by his mentors side instead. Cheerleading Sponsor Cheyanne Cage. I just knew there were things I wanted to try to do, he says. The Wallace Theatre sits on Muleshoes Main Street. 12 and led the Mules to a state semifinal finish his senior season. But the rest of Muleshoe moves at a crawl. Its something that weve both always wanted, Caitlin Riley said. Watch film with intensity, remember so much about the film, most kids would not remember. Just like he isnt shocked by the anger in Oklahoma. I cannot wait to get this thing going. He introduced his fianc, the head softball coach at Flour Bluff. Muleshoe Football History Previous Seasons All-Time Roster 2022-23 ( 36 players) Head Coach: Reyes, Nic ( Sr.) Martens, Nathan ( So.) "I think I took things from him and a lot of my coaches. Ive always carried that with me. I just wanted to build on people that wanted to be in Muleshoe and want to get things going again.. to try to lead the Mules out of the desert. Roster last updated on Nov 14, 2022 @ 4:14pm (GMT) Print Roster Correction All-Time Roster. No telling if the city founders had any inkling the name might itself become a celebrity of sorts. "It was a great place to grow up," Riley said on Wednesday afternoon during a telephone interview with The Eastern New Mexico News. I told him youd better get in shape because youre probably not going to get a down off, Richards said. Garrett Riley, Lincolns brother, said he had a little bit of an instinct that something like that may happen. But even he learned his brother took the USC job via social media. But I don't know that I would've gone this way without having the great experience back home.". Riley also played basketball, baseball and ran track during his youth and high school days, but it was football that piqued his interest. Muleshoe rolled through four playoff games on their way to the Class 3A state semifinals, including a rare win over Friona that inspired Riley and three teammates the next summer to climb the rival towns water tower and spray paint the winning score, 23-13, for all to see. Registration is at 7:15 to 8:00 at the football field first session is for incoming . 2003. Get the latest D-FW sports news, analysis, scores and more. As you might expect, Runnels, who could double as a one-woman Chamber of Commerce, has a special sweet spot for Riley. But it has come at a price. The Mules only return one all-district player in wide receiver Irvin Torres. School was. Mules, just as his father Mike had done three decades earlier. quarterback, led the Mules 400 miles to a Class 3A state semifinal game at Texas Stadium in Irving. Every time we get steaks and have friends over, they ask, Where did you get these knives? Always my wife will say, The Rileys bought them for us as a wedding gift. He tells me to come and visit him. It wasnt until Wood came to town in the spring of 1996 that the teams fortunes started to turn around. But like L.A., they have complete faith now that Lincoln Riley will deliver. With a coach of Rileys pedigree now leading the Trojans, the Pac-12 is unquestionably now USCs for the taking in the coming years. District 514 W. Ave G Muleshoe, Texas . And, of course, who knows when those smitten might get engaged or married or when babies will be born? He was a walk-on quarterback at Texas Tech in the spring and summer of 2003 before starting his coaching career as a student assistant there under head coach Mike Leach for three seasons (2003-05), working with the offense. His mind was just brilliant. But Muleshoe wanted discipline, he said. Copyright 2019 KCBD. Phone: 918-581-8391. Rileys coaching success has been anchored by a spread-it-out, fast-paced attack. He'd dissect defenses really quickly. Success on the intramural field, spurred him to attempt to walk on to the Tech team in the spring of his freshman season. As a quarterback, Wood says, his intellect was his greatest asset. And, from those days as a young coach on Leachs staff, he hasnt let his own pride bog him down. Not only did they know him, he would take the time and just visit with those small kids and the junior high kids. Following the 2009 season, he left his position as the Red Raiders wide receivers coach to become offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at East Carolina under head coach Ruffin McNeill. Riley will have no shortage of talented quarterbacks to evaluate right here in his new backyard. 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. Head Cross Country/Head Girls Powerlifting Coach . With Rileys help, the Sooners have won back-to-back Big 12 championships, have had two Heisman Trophy finalists in Baker Mayfield and Dede Westbrook, and a College Football Playoff appearance. "We'll see," Riley said. When he announced it was Oklahoma, I thought, that would be a good place for him to be a head coach, too.'. ".. It's been hectic. It has been assumed Harrell would move on next season, but, with the hire of his friend, it will certainly be interesting to see if Harrell remains a part of Rileys USC staff. "School was not his primary motivation," Marilyn Riley said. For a routine follow-up, Riley mentored Alabama transfer Jalen Hurts during his graduate transfer season, and Hurts is now the starter for the Philadelphia Eagles. Wes Wood has hit the ground running, already meeting with the coaching staff and some of his new players. Lincoln Riley isnt surprised by the towns confusion. Texas Tech Spring Game moved to Lowrey Field, Lubbock native serves aboard U.S. Navy floating airport, Bo Bryant is Littlefields Head Football Coach/AD, Meadow looking for a new head football coach, AD. What had been done was history or tradition or how theyd always done it, but it wasnt working. 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. It shaped who I am, Riley says. ", football hit an extended drought in the second half of the 20th century as coaches came and went with remarkable regularity. The Mules are set to kickoff the 2021 football team on Friday night by hosting Sundown. Mike and Marilyn Riley have lived in Muleshoe all of their lives. Hes the person who has a spare second for those wanting to talk to him during visits home. Richards maintained most of the coaching staff while hiring on four new coaches, all of whom either have a connection to Muleshoe or a general knowledge of west Texas. It was so sudden, Graves says. It's pretty much the talk of the town.. In 2014, assistant head coach was added to Riley's titles. I had to explain everything to him only once. The town is quiet on a recent Saturday afternoon as Colt Ellis, Muleshoes 31-year-old mayor, locks up at the family funeral home and leads an out-of-town visitor on a tour in his pick-up truck. Muleshoe Mules Class: 3A Division I DCTF High School Ranking: NR Location: Muleshoe, Texas 2022 District 2-3A Division I Standings Team District Record Overall Record Next Opponent Shallowater Mustangs 4 - 0 10 - 2 Idle Bushland Falcons 3 - 1 11 - 2 Idle Muleshoe Mules 2 - 2 8 - 4 Idle Dalhart Wolves 1 - 3 5 - 6 Idle Even a few weeks ago, he says, if you wouldve told me I was living in L.A., I dont know that I wouldve believed you.. October 1, 2022, 12:22 AM. I certainly wont be afraid to do it here.. Riley started in the fifth grade, both officially and in backyard games with neighborhood children. Lincoln has a photographic memory, and when I say that, I really mean it.. The first quarterback Riley ever coached was none other than USC offensive coordinator Graham Harrell. It may be a good thing that the show never has had a scripted length. They say you are raised by a village. He could think on the field unlike anybody else. One newcomer Richards is excited about is Nic Reyes, a 5-foot-11, 275-pound sophomore offensive lineman. As of September 2019, Harrell and Riley kept in touch often via text message. Small town, feels like he's their own. As the young mayor explains, change often comes to town at a particularly cautious pace. Lincoln, theyll tell you, couldve been anything. Every Friday night that season, Muleshoe shut down. You can cancel at any time. I havent been following them as much since the boys got bigger and went to different schools. But as he and his wife considered the idea, Riley thought of his daughters. Richards comes to Muleshoe from Flour Bluff High School in Corpus Christi, where he served as offensive coordinator. The town wanted to be good. Seems that back when Riley. "I get back as often as I can," Riley said via cellphone after a morning practice last week in Norman, Okla. "It always will be a special place I carry with me," he said. 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