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. 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. McNeill, who accepted the head coaching position at East Carolina, hired Riley to be his offensive coordinator. Each of the thousands of bales waiting to be loaded and shipped off weighs up to 500 pounds. 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. "That's a good question," he said. Great, great people. What should student loan borrowers do while waiting for Supreme Court forgiveness ruling? "Everybody in town knows him," she said. Davis will be Muleshoe's defensive coordinator and linebackers coach after previously being at Texico (New Mexico) High School. Call. ".. It's been hectic. All rights reserved. This is a 33-year-old who grew up in a rural west Texas town known for its unique name, faith, family and football. Former Mules quarterback Lincoln Riley . BREAKING after two seasons Muleshoe has reassigned HFC/AD Lee Walker, Muleshoe is open #txhsfb @dctf. Muleshoe Football History Previous Seasons All-Time Roster 2022-23 ( 36 players) Head Coach: Reyes, Nic ( Sr.) Martens, Nathan ( So.) Ive always carried that with me., USC coach Lincoln Riley on what he learned from high school coach David Wood, There was backlash to his new, strict approach at first, too. It would be a challenge, Simmons said, but one that the then-26-year-old coach accepted and conquered. 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. The selection committee sorted through 112 applications and interviewed six applicants on Jan. 22 and 23 before determining that Richards would be their choice. a job as an assistant coach who worked with receivers. Riley was on the football and track teams at Muleshoe (Tex.) I am a Haskell Indian Nations University graduate. The Muleshoe, Texas, city limit sign is seen in the hometown of new USC coach Lincoln Riley in 2015. Kyle Atwood, a close friend and Rileys leading receiver in high school, expects USC flags to be flying in town soon enough. Head Boys Track Coach Aaron Simon. Its going to be a total change for Muleshoe to think about Lincoln being in California. Harrell told The Times, Really Lincoln was the first person that taught me Mike Leachs offense. HomeDirectoryPhotosAboutContactAdvertise. The next year he was hired on at Oklahoma as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach under the nationally-renowned Bob Stoops. So how'd he end up as Oklahoma's headcoach? One is USC head coach. Muleshoe, just 22 miles from the New Mexico border, is home to the National Mule Memorial. Oklahoma University head football coach Lincoln Riley raises the Big 12 Championship trophy after the Sooners beat TCU 41-17 in the conference title game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas last December. Athletic Director/Head Football Coach Jason Richards. Almost seven decades later, another 18-year-old in Muleshoe was ready to find his way, and the folks from Lincoln Riley's hometown swear he could see anything in the world, just ahead of him. Hell never forget his roots, Muleshoe Mayor Cliff Black said last week. He could think on the field unlike anybody else. I told someone the other day that Ive always felt a strong sense of anytime I was any part of a team, I didnt want to be the one to let my team down whether as a player or student assistant or (graduate assistant) or coach or coordinator or now as a head coach.. Honest, hard-working people. Editor's note: This story was originally published on August 10, 2017. Whatever he chose to do, hed be something special. Caravans of pick-ups and SUVs would filter out of town for road games, packing visiting bleachers across the plains. 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. Garrett, six years younger than his brother, is currently the quarterbacks coach at, But on this Tuesday, the first day of August, Mike Riley is sporting a crimson. The pride of Muleshoe is the new head coach of Oklahoma football, and to paraphrase a certain Oklahoma humorist, no one ever met a Muleshoe man who didn't like Lincoln Riley. 1 overall by the Cleveland Browns in last April's NFL Draft. As impressed as Wood was with his Muleshoe quarterback's ability on the field, he was just as amazed by his off-the-field work. . Muleshoe, Texas might see it a little differently. The Mules are set to kickoff the 2021 football team on Friday night by hosting Sundown. "Everybody loves him. Questions? "He loved the job and was used to working for nothing.". 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. They say you are raised by a village. "I thought he was more in the realm of NASA or something like that," Wood said. "I don't think they would havehad to pay him," his father Mike said. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Oklahomas Lincoln Riley is the nations preeminent quarterback guru, Lincoln Rileys hiring at USC already impacting Trojans recruiting, Malachi Nelson, The 12 hours that transformed USC football: How the Lincoln Riley deal went down, Jaguars, narcos, illegal loggers: One mans battle to save a Guatemalan jungle and Maya ruins. Weve been busy, but weve enjoyed every day., I cover the University of Oklahoma football and mens basketball teams. Riley shadowed Leach, a noted night owl, as much as he could. "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. Greatness, yes. 877-845-6272. David Wood was Rileys high school football coach. Oklahoma mightve tested their allegiances as Texans, but Norman was still the Great Plains. There were multiple years in which we were 0-10 or 1-9, Atwood says. Muleshoe, just 22 miles from the New Mexico border, is home to the National Mule Memorial. quarterback, led the Mules 400 miles to a Class 3A state semifinal game at Texas Stadium in Irving. 866-495-5172 Already a member? Riley even remembered his old high school while working at Texas Tech. Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley stands on the sidelines during a game against Baylor on Nov. 13. A look at what Lincoln Rileys USC team could look like come the 2022 season. 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. She's from Dimmitt, 45 miles away. Leach took to introducing Riley, then 23, as the youngest full-time major college assistant coach in the country. Everybody in Muleshoe's been real supportive. No matter how Riley and the Sooners fare, the 105-year-old town of Muleshoe will be proud of him. "He had great math skills, intelligence and a photographic memory, stuff that you just don't see.". And sometimes he'd double back and explain to me what I was missing.". That will never change.. Success on the intramural field, spurred him to attempt to walk on to the Tech team in the spring of his freshman season. CALL. There are many friendship threads in Rileys small hometown of nearly 6,000. {{start_at_rate}} {{format_dollars}} {{start_price}} {{format_cents}} {{term}}, {{promotional_format_dollars}}{{promotional_price}}{{promotional_format_cents}} {{term}}, Nebraska cheerleader competes by herself at state competition, but crowd doesn't let her feel alone, Jim Inhofe looks back on his career: 'I really wanted to make a difference, and I did', State superintendent questions whether Oklahoma students should attend state colleges and universities, 'They don't make them like her anymore': Historic 1914 bungalow in The Heights restored with love, Bed Bath & Beyond to close two stores in Tulsa, Former NFL star Chad Johnson says he saved money by living inside Cincinnati Bengals stadium for 2 years, Gatesway Hot Air Balloon Festival returning after 6-year hiatus, Last day for Utica Square store is Friday, Meet the 2023 Mr. Inside/Mr. Maybe more frequent trips to Los Angeles planted some seeds that Southern California might be a nice place to raise two young daughters, Sloan and Stella, with wife Caitlin, even though its a much different lifestyle than what theyve known in Norman, Okla. Coaches came and went. Lincoln and I had many thoughts he prepared us that way. Youre going to put me on the spot, Mike Riley said with a laugh when asked about cheering for Texas. The theories are numerous, but some here who know the Rileys wonder if the sprawl of Los Angeles might offer a semblance of anonymity. Muleshoes favorite son is now the youngest head coach in major college football. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. During the season, itll be harder because hell be gone before they are awake and theyll be asleep before he gets home. He told his assistants, "We've got to keep him around. Small town, feels like he's their own. Theres no shortage of small-town sleuths here still wondering aloud why Riley up and left the Sooners seemingly overnight. In Texas, playing football is practically a birthright. Riley is a Muleshoe native who played quarterback and defensive end for the Mules football team in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Wood began with a program that fielded 22 players in a school of about 450 students. the after-school healthy snack program would be? USC coach Lincoln Riley remains a celebrated figure in the Muleshoe High football program. After three years of student coaching as an undergraduate and another as a graduate assistant, Leach, on Valentine's Day 2007, offered Riley. "Yeah, I think that's fair to say," he said. Muleshoe coach Jason Richards discusses the touchdown run that sparked comeback. His offense has placed five players in the top 10 for rushing yards in a season and nine players in the top 10 for receiving yards in a season. Muleshoe (locals pronounce it mule-SHOE), named in honor of a nearby ranch and developed in 1913 to take advantage of commerce sure to come with newly laid railroad tracks linking Lubbock to New Mexico, was back on the map. Were not allowed to talk about the wind in my program. Will Oklahoma fare better or worse in 2017 season? ", Three Oklahoma stars to keep an eye on in 2017 season, Watch for these three Oklahoma players to have breakout seasons in 2017. When Riley was a freshman, the Mules won 10, including a playoff game. Last year, Muleshoe named its football field after the longtime coach. Its something that hes excited about. In 1999, with Riley as a sophomore lineman, Wood began tinkering with a shotgun offense that called for more passing and demanded a quick-thinking triggerman. The people in Muleshoe say they didn't know Riley was headed for gridiron greatness. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. He has deep roots here. Plus, he has the trust of his predecessor. , Victor marveled at how much time the older brother spent tutoring elementary school aged Garrett on the football field. But it's not as if Riley graduated at the top of his high school class. Back in the early 1980s, Horsley starred on television as Texas oilman Matt Houston, who doubled as a private investigator. He can be heard Monday through Friday from 4:40-5:20 p.m. on The Sports Animal radio network, including FM-98.1. 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. Conventional wisdom might tell you to stay in that, thats what you do, and I certainly think that wouldve turned out just fine. The Riley family came before most other fixtures in Muleshoe, settling in town in the 1930s, not long after the town was incorporated. "But he was the kind of athlete you wanted running the show. 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. "A really exciting time," Rennels called the high-adrenaline week that followed Riley's ascension from offensive coordinator. That string of decisions eventually cost Riley any hope he had at playing big-time football. Soon after, Todd and Starla Ellis, who run the local funeral home, stopped by the Riley's table. On his 27th birthday, Riley called plays in a thrilling season-opening 51-49 win over Tulsa in 2010. As a quarterback, Wood says, his intellect was his greatest asset. That, of course, changed when Lincoln Riley went to Texas Tech, tried out for the football team and Mike Leach almost immediately recognized Riley's intelligence and told him to turn in his shoulder pads and become a student coach. A farming community sprouted alongside the track soon after some 70 miles northwest of Lubbock and 30 miles east of the border taking its name from the nearby ranch where, legend has it, the original owner found a stray muleshoe lying in the soil. Muleshoe Sports Net Retweeted. You just have a lot of pride in the town and in the people. ", Riley was named the offensive coordinator at Oklahoma in 2015 after prepping for the position at East Carolina, , his first stop away from Texas Tech, his high school math teacher Debbie Conner told, In Mrs. Conner's honors math class, Riley, routinely dissected problems using shortcuts she never considered and. He had a big following when he was coming through high school. "Muleshoe -- don't you like just hearing it?". Pride Football camp starts Monday morning. He wasnt afraid to change things up, to do things different from what had been done there. Muleshoe Journal Correspondent. 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. Although rocket science was not to be, he considered pursuing his mother's dream that he study to become a pharmacist. Even his childhood mischief has become a part of the town mythos. 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. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. In two seasons as Oklahomas coach, Lincoln Riley has had two quarterbacks win the Heisman Trophy. Wood said he has no plans to coach in the future. The following season, Muleshoe went 15-0 and won its only state championship. 12.8K views. You can also view his personality page at newsok.com/berrytramel View Comments Muleshoe ultimately fell short in the state semifinals, losing handily to Forney High, a much larger school, 41-17. if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[320,50],'easternnewmexiconews_com-box-4','ezslot_1',130,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-easternnewmexiconews_com-box-4-0');if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[320,50],'easternnewmexiconews_com-box-4','ezslot_2',130,'0','1'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-easternnewmexiconews_com-box-4-0_1'); .box-4-multi-130{border:none !important;display:block !important;float:none !important;line-height:0px;margin-bottom:7px !important;margin-left:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-top:7px !important;max-width:100% !important;min-height:50px;padding:0;text-align:center !important;}"Getting to work for one of the most legendary coaches this school has ever had, and a great guy on top of that, it was fun for me to sit back and watch him work while I grew as a young coach," Riley said. It attracted 10,000 souls. Cortez, Raymond ( So.) We were so close in age, it became a friendship, but he was a friend I respected. Learn how your comment data is processed. Muleshoe, a 5,000 population town about 68 miles northwest of Lubbock, sits about 17 miles east of the New Mexico line. But by then, the town had already galvanized around its team, and Muleshoe was firmly on the football map. The run still resonates here. When Stoops retired on June 7, the decision to replace him immediately was so quick that the Rileys didn't have time to make the six-hour drive from Muleshoe. To head coach Jason Richards, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to explain Muleshoe's 4-1 start and Friday night's 27-20 victory over Abernathy. Im not a big Longhorn fan right now, thats for sure.. He's been too busy. Learn how this Muleshoe High School student is connecting with coaches in TX and nationwide. Seems that back when Riley. "As long as I could have kids like Lincoln, I knew I could compete.". Richards noted the juniors ability to play wide receiver, running back and quarterback on offense as well as defensive back on defense. As a senior, he led the Mules of Muleshoe, a town of about 5,000 people, to the state semifinals. A coincidence my step dad is from Muleshoe, and small town doesnt really do it justice. Every Friday night that season, Muleshoe shut down. His grandfather, Claude, was the first, leading the Mules to an undefeated season in 1938. The expectations for a quick rebuild will be ever-present, trumping any old loyalties. Kind of overwhelmed. 1. He was brought up in Muleshoe after all, raised with its good Christian values. They want their kids to be successful, not just in athletics, but in anything they do.. Lincoln has a photographic memory, and when I say that, I really mean it., David Wood, Lincoln Rileys football coach at Muleshoe High. Mike Riley, Lincolns father, was a Mules quarterback through some of those down years. 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. Roster last updated on Nov 14, 2022 @ 4:14pm (GMT) Print Roster Correction All-Time Roster. Dont change anything.. Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley talks with his players during a game against Oklahoma State on Saturday. But its what hes always wanted and anticipated. Jeremiah Barron struggled with injuries last season, but also has the potential to be a versatile player for Muleshoe. A Texas map on the wall of Muleshoe, Texas head football coach David Wood's office marks the location of their West Texas opponents, Tuesday, August 1, 2017. Riley played quarterback and defensive end for Muleshoe High School before graduating in 2002. "Small town, very tight-knit community. ", 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. Riley began his coaching career at Roosevelt High School in Lubbock, Texas as the team's quarterbacks coach and passing game assistant. District 514 W. Ave G Muleshoe, Texas . "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 residents gather for a livestock auction featuring sheep, hogs and goats. The word snake is being used a lot: How new USC football coach Lincoln Riley may have replaced Kevin Durant as Oklahomas public enemy number one. But the rest of Muleshoe moves at a crawl. ", 521 Pile StreetClovis, NM 88102Ph: (575) 763-3431, Powered by ROAR Online Publication Software from Lions Light Corporation A lot of the values I hope I still carry today were carried from my parents and people in that town. But after Riley walked on at Texas Tech, then-Red Raiders coach Mike Leach encouraged him to get off . But I don't know that I would've gone this way without having the great experience back home.". 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