Lincoln Riley
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Offensive Coordinator |
| Team | Oklahoma |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Annual salary | $600,000 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 5, 1983 Lubbock, Texas |
| Alma mater | Texas Tech |
| Playing career | |
| 2002 | Texas Tech |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2003–2005 | Texas Tech (SA) |
| 2006 | Texas Tech (Assistant) |
| 2007 | Texas Tech (WR) |
| 2008–2009 | Texas Tech (IWR) |
| 2010–2013 | East Carolina (OC/QB) |
| 2014 | East Carolina (AHC/OC/QB) |
| 2015–present | Oklahoma (OC/QB) |
Lincoln Michael Riley (born September 5, 1983) is an American football coach and former player. He is the offensive coordinator for the Oklahoma Sooners football team.
Early Career
Riley was raised in Lubbock and decided to walk-on for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Riley played quarterback at Texas Tech as a walk-on in 2002,[1] behind senior starter and future Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury and back-up B. J. Symons. After a year, he became a student assistant to Mike Leach.[1] He had been the offensive coordinator at East Carolina and also coached at Texas Tech under Mike Leach at Texas Tech University and Ruffin McNeill at East Carolina University.[2]
Oklahoma Sooners
Riley was hired by Bob Stoops at Oklahoma to be their offensive coordinator on January 12, 2015.[3][4] In his first season at Oklahoma, Riley led the Sooners to the 7th ranked offense in the country and to the College Football Playoff.
