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. Of course, it will be up to Riley to decide if he wants a fresh start with the Trojans quarterback room. Head Cross Country/Head Girls Powerlifting Coach . Ellis, the mayor, says it felt just like the movies. For a small West Texas town obsessed with football, it was unforgettable. This article originally ran on July 15, 2017. I cannot wait to get this thing going. He introduced his fianc, the head softball coach at Flour Bluff. Head Boys Powerlifting Coach Jaxon Lee. (Reyes) is a stud. Under Walkers leadership, the Mules went 1-19 over the two seasons. Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley yells from the sideline during a game. Its because he has an exceptional memory a photographic memory. "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. Not that the folks of Muleshoe don't respect Saban and what he's done for the Alabama Crimson Tide. Learn how this Muleshoe High School student is connecting with coaches in TX and nationwide. Richards also knows the talent that has come out of the program, like Riley brothers Lincoln and Garrett. Plus, he has the trust of his predecessor. 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. However "favorite" and "biggest" were eclipsed when 33-year-old, coach, took over one of America's most storied. 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. 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. 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. Mules, just as his father Mike had done three decades earlier. It was so sudden, Graves says. "I guess probably once I started to think about going to college, I enjoyed the game so much in high school that I felt it would be part of my life some way, some how. The whole town packed into the high school gym that day, glowing as Riley spoke. 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. In 2018, Kyler Murray, a highly recruited transfer from Texas A&M, stepped in for Mayfield and earned his own Heisman and playoff appearance. But everyone agrees that the boy was uncommonly bright, even if he didnt take notes in class and sometimes skipped his homework. Really? Their hearts belonged to the Longhorns until sons Lincoln and Garrett went off to college at Texas Tech. The expectations for a quick rebuild will be ever-present, trumping any old loyalties. , Victor marveled at how much time the older brother spent tutoring elementary school aged Garrett on the football field. His coaching career would soon take off into the stratosphere, leading him to East Carolina, then Oklahoma and now USC, but Riley was already a star in Muleshoe. Watch film with intensity, remember so much about the film, most kids would not remember. And it's no mirage. No new houses, he says, have been built in 15 years. By signing up you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, Stand with us in our mission to discover and uncover the story of North Texas. Riley will have no shortage of talented quarterbacks to evaluate right here in his new backyard. I knew he'd be the best next coach at a major Division I school. A lot of the values I hope I still carry today were carried from my parents and people in that town. The rapid rise of Lincoln Riley, from small-town quarterback to one of the most promising football minds in America, is rooted deep in this arid soil. 12.8K views. His grandfather, Claude, was the first, leading the Mules to an undefeated season in 1938. Questions? Riley isnt known only as the OU head coach. 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. He had a big following when he was coming through high school. Heres little po-dunk Muleshoe playing in the [Dallas] Cowboys stadium, said Wood, whos now retired. "School was not his primary motivation," Marilyn Riley said. A decade later, Lincoln Riley's new contract at Oklahoma calls for a guaranteed $3.1 million a year for five years. Never thought about it growing up, Mike Riley said. "Small town, very tight-knit community. When Riley was a freshman, the Mules won 10, including a playoff game. Still, Lincoln Riley grew up loving the Mules and football, in general. 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. How could she possibly have known nefarious souls would steal the portable, outdoor air-conditioning system down at the nursing home necessitating an emergency fundraiser; or just how. People know each other. 866-495-5172 Already a member? "I don't think they would havehad to pay him," his father Mike said. He was just more of a kid that soaked it all in. Registration is at 7:15 to 8:00 at the football field first session is for incoming . No one in Muleshoe was more thrilled with Riley as Oklahomas coach than Graves, who served as the voice of Muleshoe football broadcasts and has been a Sooner fan since 1947. Call. Hes going to kind of do everything.. After three years of student coaching as an undergraduate and another as a graduate assistant, Leach, on Valentine's Day 2007, offered Riley. One is USC head coach. "We were Tech fans here because it's close," Todd, the undertaker, announced. Great, great people. Aaron Simon, an Angelo State University graduate whos been coaching with Richards for the past nine years, will be the Mules offensive line and associate head coach, while Portales, New Mexico native Chris Mosier the step-brother of former Mule standout receiver Kyle Atwood was hired as the offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach. Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley answers a question during a news conference in August. During the season, itll be harder because hell be gone before they are awake and theyll be asleep before he gets home. Back in the early 1980s, Horsley starred on television as Texas oilman Matt Houston, who doubled as a private investigator. Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley already has made inroads in Southern California football recruiting, which should help him bolster USCs talent pool. He got an early start, Leach told the Tulsa World last month. Some were convinced hed leave for Louisiana State. You can also view his personality page at newsok.com/berrytramel. 877-845-6272. I am a Haskell Indian Nations University graduate. CALL. He keeps things pretty close to his sleeve, Garrett says. Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley stands on the sidelines during a game against Baylor on Nov. 13. 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. But Muleshoe wanted discipline, he said. Conventional wisdom would say that you guys have been smallish-town people. Yet, with the aplomb of a seasoned coaching veteran, he guided Oklahoma to a Big 12 championship and a spot in the College Football Playoff. Caravans of pick-ups and SUVs would filter out of town for road games, packing visiting bleachers across the plains. Wood, determined to put an end to the exodus, noticed a seventh-grader playing at the junior high with "lots [of] football smarts" if not lots of blue-chip skills. That part has always been important to me.. I told him youd better get in shape because youre probably not going to get a down off, Richards said. While Riley stayed loyal to McNeill, he also wanted to make sure his next jump was the proper one. Muleshoe Journal Correspondent. Rodriguez, Alan ( Jr.) Lopez, Jaxher ( Jr.) Dominguez, Ryan ( So.) Evaluate Jason Florez's football recruiting profile. Last year, Muleshoe named its football field after the longtime coach. No matter how savvy the journalist, the decision to eliminate one of the town's two traffic lights has a newsy shelf life. 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. The Muleshoe, Texas, city limit sign is seen in the hometown of new USC coach Lincoln Riley in 2015. He was only a year or two older than me, but he knew the offense. They just didnt know how to do it.. You can cancel at any time. After all, Muletrain isn't 60 Minutes. 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. And then theres the part about replacing Bob Stoops. Continue reading to hear more about OU's youthful coach. Outside candidates. "I think we've got enough to do some great things, but a lot's gotta happen between now and then. Overnight, the youngest head coach in major college football hailed from the West Texas speck on the map that fell into Channel 6's market. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. The next year, with Mike settling in as quarterback, the Mules won three games. He just had natural instincts.". I havent been following them as much since the boys got bigger and went to different schools. They celebrated East Carolina University victories when their oldest son spent five seasons as the Pirates offensive coordinator. Richards went on to lead. DW Rutledge. Dont change anything.. Football offered a nice escape. Riley caught Wood's eye as a seventh-grader. Questions? Seemingly overnight, the Ivy League discovered Muleshoe. From what I understand, Graves says, he wants to build his own program.. One newcomer Richards is excited about is Nic Reyes, a 5-foot-11, 275-pound sophomore offensive lineman. ", 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. Theres no shortage of small-town sleuths here still wondering aloud why Riley up and left the Sooners seemingly overnight. Hal Mumme was the head coach at McMurry University in Abilene, which is about three hours from Muleshoe. But it was no mirage. It can be backbreaking work. Oklahoma, where Memorial Stadium could hold 17 times the population of Muleshoe. "Now we are Oklahoma fans because Lincoln is closer. Going [to USC], hes obviously ready for that challenge. 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. I certainly wont be afraid to do it here.. "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. We're pretty exited around here. It's pretty much the talk of the town.. And, from those days as a young coach on Leachs staff, he hasnt let his own pride bog him down. What had been done was history or tradition or how theyd always done it, but it wasnt working. "I really . In West Texas, Muleshoe's team was for decades a source of disappointment. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. Coaches came and went. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Copyright 2022. Former Mules quarterback Lincoln Riley . But I think its a wonderful move.. David Wood was Rileys high school football coach. The Mules only return one all-district player in wide receiver Irvin Torres. Like most everyone in town, restaurant owner Victor Leal has a favorite story about his favorite college football coach. Riley won the Frank Broyles Award in 2015 for being the nations top assistant coach after his first year at OU, but he nearly missed the ceremony. How did Lincoln Riley zoom from Muleshoe High School to the Sooners new head coach? High, a West Texas town of 5,000. Each of the thousands of bales waiting to be loaded and shipped off weighs up to 500 pounds. Lincoln is also well-known for being the Oklahoma Sooners' head football coach. 2023 www.oklahoman.com. David Wood was Riley's high school football coach. He was a sponge. Duncan drew close to Riley and McNeill during the Alamo Bowl and was a mentor to the pair until his death on March 12, 2016. Cheerleading Sponsor Cheyanne Cage. "But he was the kind of athlete you wanted running the show. ", 521 Pile StreetClovis, NM 88102Ph: (575) 763-3431, Powered by ROAR Online Publication Software from Lions Light Corporation Which brings us to our final topic . This is a compilation of Muleshoe high school football coach history. Muleshoe, just 22 miles from the New Mexico border, is home to the National Mule Memorial. You are the OC (offensive coordinator).. LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - After two seasons as the Head Football Coach/Athletic Director at Muleshoe High School, Lee Walker has been reassigned. So how'd he end up as Oklahoma's headcoach? Berry Tramel: Berry can be reached at (405) 760-8080 or at btramel@oklahoman.com. Watch the latest highlight videos for the Muleshoe Varsity Football team Hes well-versed on David Woods success with the Mules, which included a 2008 state championship. But as he and his wife considered the idea, Riley thought of his daughters. 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Here in Muleshoe, the stunning news of Rileys sudden departure to USC late last month was greeted mostly with sideways glances. 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. 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. Still, they somehow became aware of each other at basketball games while playing for rival high schools. 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. Here are five things every fan should know about the Trojans' new coach. While at Muleshoe High, Riley learned under the tutelage of David Wood, who just retired last month after 23 years coaching the Mules. He could think on the field unlike anybody else, Wood said. At USC, expectations are already soaring. He felt that it was a good opportunity for him. As impressed as Wood was with his Muleshoe quarterbacks ability on the field, he was just as amazed by his off-the-field work. Flashback: Lincoln Riley's hometown thought he would work for NASA. Hes just an athletic big kid. He was selling him to me, Stoops said at the time. They are high-integrity people who recruit the right way and have a unique ability to work with players on and off the field.. 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 . Its going to be a total change for Muleshoe to think about Lincoln being in California. Riley is pure Muleshoe. Even his childhood mischief has become a part of the town mythos. He was a computer on legs. Momentum was building, and at quarterback, the attention turned to Riley, who Wood says was set to take the reins as a sophomore. He bought us steak knives with Harrell engraved in them, Harrell said. Notice something in common about the starting quarterbacks for Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Georgia entering this year? Here's a look back at his Muleshoe, Texas roots. First-year coach Lincoln Riley and quarterback Baker Mayfield took center stage Monday, as Oklahoma had its turn at Big 12 Media Days in Frisc. "It runs how long it needs to," Rennels said. Im fired up. Anyhow, Riley wanted to be a college quarterback, but a shoulder dislocation kept him from reaching that potential. Has to have shaped him a little bit.. One of those guys, not necessarily write things down. Seems that back when Riley. There are high expectations. Once she was his Sunday school teacher. Everyone's a hero in a small town, Wood said. Its hard to imagine a place any further away from Los Angeles. MULESHOE, Texas -- Magann Rennels has been on the job as a local television newshound for almost four decades. Oklahoma mightve tested their allegiances as Texans, but Norman was still the Great Plains. Richards tutored all four quarterbacks to all-district honors each of the six years he was offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. They want their kids to be successful, not just in athletics, but in anything they do.. So when they hear insults hurled his way from Oklahoma, where the pettiness extended this week all the way to the state Senate, they spring quickly to his defense. 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. . But it has come at a price. Every Friday night that season, Muleshoe shut down. He wasnt afraid to change things up, to do things different from what had been done there. He could think on the field unlike anybody else. Im not a big Longhorn fan right now, thats for sure.. Jason Richards grew up in Clovis, New Mexico knowing about Muleshoe, which was only about 30 miles from his hometown. 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 . He told his assistants, "We've got to keep him around. I just knew there were things I wanted to try to do. Not only did they know him, he would take the time and just visit with those small kids and the junior high kids. 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. One is USC head coach. The day he interviewed, Wood recalls, there were three fights in the schools halls. Please subscribe to keep reading. And then there are the obligatory obits about friends and neighbors. (Staff / The Dallas Morning News, courtesy), Are these Rangers good? How the deluge of 1938 changed Los Angeles and its river, The chance of a lifetime: Five friends ski the tallest mountain in Los Angeles. Lincoln has a photographic memory, and when I say that, I really mean it., David Wood, Lincoln Rileys football coach at Muleshoe High. USC coach Lincoln Riley is introduced as the Trojans new head football coach at the Coliseum on Nov. 29, in front a bustling city backdrop vastly different than where he grew up. What had been done was history or tradition or how theyd always done it, but it wasnt working. But that was 1965, 15 years before the birth of Channel 6. Riley, though, doesn't see his biggest 2018 task as replacing a Heisman winner. Young kids look up to the varsity kids. You know everybody. There was a problem saving your notification. After two years as OUs offensive coordinator, hell take over as head coach. 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. Richards comes to Muleshoe from Flour Bluff High School in Corpus Christi, where he served as offensive coordinator. Herald-Times. Youre going to put me on the spot, Mike Riley said with a laugh when asked about cheering for Texas. ", football hit an extended drought in the second half of the 20th century as coaches came and went with remarkable regularity. Thats a whole nother world than what he grew up in, said Alice Liles, who taught Rileys advanced English class and authored a book on the town. He was a defensive end as a sophomore, but took over the offense in his final two seasons which included one state semifinal finish. But I don't know that I would've gone this way without having the great experience back home.". And Muleshoe, its a town that backs people from the community. "Last year's team had a lot of success and that was great. Whatever he chose to do, hed be something special. All rights reserved. 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.. Ive got to do my best to take advantage of the situation the continuity that was kept on so many different levels: players, staff, so many different people, with how this (coaching transition) went down, Riley said. Lincoln, theyll tell you, couldve been anything. 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. Theres an intense sense of pride. 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. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Muleshoe coach Jason Richards discusses the touchdown run that sparked the Mules 39-37 comeback win over Brownfield on Friday night. Family roots run generations deep in Muleshoe, making it sometimes feel like time is standing still. "We had great success there throughout our years. From Muleshoe to Clemson, Riley carries on the principles of Mike. He used to be a defensive end Lincoln Riley didnt start his Muleshoe High School playing career as a quarterback. Eight years later, on the brink of that state championship, Riley returned to Muleshoe High for a pep rally. I knew he was headed somewhere, said Wood. He can be heard Monday through Friday from 4:40-5:20 p.m. on The Sports Animal radio network, including FM-98.1. Editor's note: This story was originally published on August 10, 2017. His mind was just brilliant. But Riley is still so young in the profession, and the longer he stayed in Norman, the more he risked the fan bases appreciation of him running dry. only a means to a football end. In 1996, David Wood inherited a Muleshoe program that hadn't posted a winning record in 13 years. But well take him lunch or go to practice.. Riley has surpassed actor Lee Horsley as Muleshoe's most famous son. The only time they were away was when they attended the University of Texas. There was a reason theyd come this far. In a back corner booth at Leals, where cowboy hats line the front walkway and tables are filling ahead of the lunch rush, Bob Graves is still sorting out his emotions over fresh-baked tortilla chips. Which brings us to our next topic . Hell never forget his roots, Muleshoe Mayor Cliff Black said last week. Life is too short, so dont be afraid to go for it.. Learn how this Muleshoe High School student is connecting with coaches in TX and nationwide. 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. "We'll see," Riley said. That will never change.. 4:13. 12 and led the Mules to a state semifinal finish his senior season. USC coach Lincoln Riley remains a celebrated figure in the Muleshoe High football program. She's from Dimmitt, 45 miles away. Mike and Marilyn Riley had to settle for the revelry generated in their hometown. 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. Born in Muleshoe, he was raised and schooled primarily in Colorado. 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Makes a lot of people feel good., Wood -- who also coached Lincoln's brother, Garrett, when the Mules won the 2008 Class 2A Division I state championship with the younger Riley quarterbacking -- said he was surprised that Stoops stepped down, but didn't surprise me (OU) named Lincoln the head coach. Ive always carried that with me. Oklahoma football head coach Lincoln Riley hugs quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) after the Sooners won the Big 12 title last December in Arlington, Texas. He doubled that win total in his first . He played out the year on the defensive line instead. Riley is a Muleshoe native who played quarterback and defensive end for the Mules football team in the late 1990s and early 2000s. 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. Hes going to play receiver, hes going to play corner, hes going to return kicks for us. It shaped who I am, Riley says. He brought a program and a culture to Muleshoe that hadnt been there, Riley said. Davis will be Muleshoe's defensive coordinator and linebackers coach after previously being at Texico (New Mexico) High School. All rights reserved. Its something that hes excited about. He joined The Times after six years with the Southern California News Group. His grandfather Claude Riley, who is 97 and lives at the nursing home with his wife, Evelyn, 89, was a quarterback there, as well. Some people dont desire to be a head coach. Some speculate the injury mightve changed his trajectory, but the next season, Riley led Muleshoe to new heights as its quarterback anyway. in 1969, the Mules scored a single touchdown during the entire season. Which brings us to our next topic . 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