Garrett Riley
Current position | |
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Title | Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach |
Team | Clemson |
Conference | ACC |
Biographical details | |
Born | Lubbock, Texas, U.S. | September 11, 1989
Alma mater | Texas Tech (2012) |
Playing career | |
2008–2009 | Texas Tech |
2010 | Stephen F. Austin |
Position(s) | Roosevelt HS (TX) (QB) |
2012 | Augustana (IL) (RB) |
2013–2014 | East Carolina (GA) |
2015 | East Carolina (OWR) |
2016 | Kansas (OA) |
2017 | Kansas (QB) |
2018 | Kansas (TE/FB) |
2019 | Appalachian State (RB) |
2020–2021 | SMU (OC/QB) |
2022 | TCU (OC/QB) |
2023–present | Clemson (OC/QB) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
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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
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]
References
- ^ "McNeill Announces ECU Football Staff Promotions". East Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Beaty promotes Garrett Riley". Kansas Jayhawks. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Garrett Riley Named App State Football Assistant". High Country Press. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Report: Riley to be new App State offensive coordinator". Watauga Democrat. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "SMU hires Garrett Riley, brother of Oklahoma's Lincoln Riley, as offensive coordinator". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "SMU names Garrett Riley, brother of Lincoln, as co-offensive coordinator". ESPN. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "How SMU found Garrett Riley, and why he was hired as the Mustangs' offensive coordinator". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ Sallee, Barrett. "Clemson hires Garrett Riley: Tigers poach TCU offensive coordinator to help revitalize struggling offense". CBSSports.com.
- AP News. 2020-01-21. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
External links
- Garrett Riley on Twitter
- Clemson profile
- SMU profile