Garrett Riley Explained

Garrett Riley
Current Title:Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach
Current Team:Clemson
Current Conference:ACC
Birth Date:11 September 1989
Birth Place:Lubbock, Texas, U.S.
Alma Mater: (2012)
Player Years1:2008–2009
Player Team1:Texas Tech
Player Years2:2010
Player Team2:Stephen F. Austin
Player Positions:Quarterback
Coach Years1:2011
Coach Team1:Roosevelt HS (TX) (QB)
Coach Years2:2012
Coach Team2:Augustana (IL) (RB)
Coach Years3:2013–2014
Coach Team3:East Carolina (GA)
Coach Years4:2015
Coach Team4:East Carolina (OWR)
Coach Years5:2016
Coach Team5:Kansas (OA)
Coach Years6:2017
Coach Team6:Kansas (QB)
Coach Years7:2018
Coach Team7:Kansas (TE/FB)
Coach Years8:2019
Coach Team8:Appalachian State (RB)
Coach Years9:2020–2021
Coach Team9:SMU (OC/QB)
Coach Years10:2022
Coach Team10:TCU (OC/QB)
Coach Years11:2023–present
Coach Team11:Clemson (OC/QB)
Awards:

Garrett Travis Riley (born September 11, 1989) is an American football coach who is currently the offensive coordinator at Clemson University. He was previously the offensive coordinator at Texas Christian University.

Coaching career

Riley began his coaching career at Roosevelt High School in Lubbock, Texas as the team's quarterbacks coach and passing game assistant. Upon the completion of his degree in 2012, he was named the running backs coach at Augustana College in Illinois. He joined the coaching staff at East Carolina in 2013 as a graduate assistant and was later promoted to outside wide receivers coach in 2015.[1]

Kansas

Riley joined the Kansas staff in 2016 as an offensive analyst before being promoted to quarterbacks coach before the 2017 season.[2] He was shifted to coaching the tight ends and fullbacks for the 2018 season.

Appalachian State

Riley was hired as the running backs coach at Appalachian State in 2019.[3] Initially set to be promoted to offensive coordinator, Riley left to take the offensive coordinator job at SMU.[4] [5]

SMU

Riley was named the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at SMU in 2020.[6] [7]

The SMU offense ranked in the top 15 in both scoring and total offense both years with Riley as the playcaller.

TCU

Riley was named the offensive coordinator at TCU in December 2021. TCU had the 9th highest scoring offense in the 2022 season with 38.8 pts/game. He was awarded the 2022 Broyles Award for the top Asst Coach in college football.

Clemson

Riley left TCU to take the offensive coordinator position at Clemson on January 12, 2023, replacing Brandon Streeter.[8]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of USC head coach Lincoln Riley.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: McNeill Announces ECU Football Staff Promotions . East Carolina University Athletics . 23 February 2021.
  2. Web site: Beaty promotes Garrett Riley . Kansas Jayhawks . 23 February 2021.
  3. Web site: Garrett Riley Named App State Football Assistant . High Country Press . 23 February 2021.
  4. Web site: Report: Riley to be new App State offensive coordinator . Watauga Democrat . 23 February 2021.
  5. Web site: SMU hires Garrett Riley, brother of Oklahoma's Lincoln Riley, as offensive coordinator . Dallas Morning News . 23 February 2021.
  6. Web site: SMU names Garrett Riley, brother of Lincoln, as co-offensive coordinator . ESPN . 23 February 2021.
  7. Web site: How SMU found Garrett Riley, and why he was hired as the Mustangs' offensive coordinator . Dallas Morning News . 23 February 2021.
  8. Web site: Clemson hires Garrett Riley: Tigers poach TCU offensive coordinator to help revitalize struggling offense. Barrett. Sallee. CBSSports.com.
  9. Web site: 2020-01-21 . SMU adds USC coach Lincoln Riley's brother as assistant . 2023-01-10 . . en.