Tag: Mike Riley

Former Oregon State head coach Mike Riley named to CFP committee

The CFP committee found its replacement for Pat Chun.

On Friday the College Football Playoff committee announced that former Oregon State and Nebraska head coach Mike Riley would be joining the selection committee. According to the release, Riley will replace Pat Chun who was recently named athletic director at the University of Washington.

Riley is mostly known for his time in Corvallis, where he played high school football. Riley went on to play for the Alabama Crimson Tide under the legendary Paul “Bear” Bryant. Following Riley’s playing career, he went into the coaching circuit as a graduate assistant with California.

Riley would eventually work his way up to assistant head coach and offensive coordinator with the USC Trojans before getting his first head coaching gig in college. His first stint as a head coach came in the CFL from 1987 to 1990 with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

With the Beavers of Oregon State from 1997 to 1998 and 2003 to 2014, Riley amassed a record of 93-80 with a bowl record of 6-2. His Nebraska Cornhuskers stint lasted just three years before he was replaced by Scott Frost in 2018 after posting a record of 19-19.

“We are pleased to have Mike join the committee,” Hancock said. “He has significant experience as a player and coach, and he loves college football. He will bring a unique perspective to the committee. Plus, he is a delightful human being.”

Mike Riley will be assisting the CFP committee with ranking the top 25 teams starting in November. The top 12 teams based on the selection rules will be rewarded with an opportunity to play for the College Football Playoffs national championship.

Former Nebraska head coach named to CFB Playoff Selection Committee

Executive director Bill Hancock named Nebraska and Oregon State head coach Mike Riley to the committee. 

The College Football Player Manage Committee has announced the appointment of a former Nebraska football coach to the CFP Selection Committee. Executive director Bill Hancock named Nebraska and Oregon State head coach Mike Riley to the committee.

“We are pleased to have Mike join the committee. He has significant experience as a player and coach, and he loves college football. He will bring a unique perspective to the committee. Plus, he is a delightful human being.”

Riley has a long career as a head football coach. He’s worked in an astonishing seven different leagues/levels of the sport. He has 17 years of experience in college football, with time spent at Oregon State (two stints) and Nebraska.

Riley coached in Lincoln for only three seasons (2015-2017). He ended his Nebraska career with a 19-19 record and two bowl appearances.

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Which Husker coach is one of the worst hires of the past decade?

Who could it be?

The past decade of college football has seen some memorable hires, and several of those hires are notable for the wrong reasons. A recent list by 247Sports has taken a look at 13 of the worst head coach hires of the past decade. Yes, a Nebraska head coach also made a list, and I’m sure you could figure it out fairly quickly. However, before looking at the individual coaches on the list, let’s look at a conference breakdown.

All 13 coaches come from the Power 5, with the SEC leading the way for all conferences with five different entries on the list. The Pac 12 comes in second with three coaches, the Big 12 and Big Ten come next with two coaches apiece, and the ACC makes a single addition, but one that left a lasting impact at their respective school.

Scroll below to look at some of the past decade’s worst college football coaching hires.

Year-by-year salaries of Huskers head football coaches since 2012

Cornhuskers Wire revisits the annual salaries of Nebraska’s head football coaches over the past decade.

The salaries of college football head coaches have soared in recent years, as the arms race among the nation’s top programs has escalated rapidly.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers are no exception. To wit, Scott Frost in 2021 earned almost double what Bo Pelini was paid back in 2012 to run the Huskers program.

To get an idea of how rapidly coaching salaries are rising, Cornhuskers Wire lists the annual compensation paid out to University of Nebraska head football coaches over the past decade below.

[Source: USA TODAY college football coaching salary database; figures do not include income from non-university sources, incentive bonuses or the value of perks and benefits.]

USFL announces first 4 head coach hires

The new USFL has named its first four head coaches for the upcoming season

The USFL is on its way back to the football field. The league is scheduled to return in April.

When you have a deal with FOX Sports, you get the jump on the announcement as Colin Cowherd and Joy Taylor did on Thursday.

Andrus has a long and varied football resume that can be checked out by clicking here.

Mike Riley has been head coach of the San Diego Chargers and has also been head coach at Oregon State and Nebraska.

Todd Haley was wide receivers coach of the New York Jets, Chicago Bears, and Dallas Cowboys. He served as the offensive coordinator of the Arizona Cardinals from 2007-08, the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs from 2009-11, the offensive coordinator of the Pittsburgh Steelers from 2012-17, and the offensive coordinator of the Cleveland Browns in 2018, but he was fired in Week 8 of his first season with the team.

Finally, Kevin Sumlin was as the head football coach at the University of Houston from 2008-11, Texas A&M University from 2012-17, and at the University of Arizona from 2018-20.

One other familiar name weighed in that he has spoken with the league and there is interest on both sides.