It will be his second professional gig since being fired by Nebraska after the 2017 season. On September 3, 2017, Meiko was fatally shot in Columbia, Maryland.
Anderson, Jackson and Browner have each earned Pro Bowl honors. Cooks broke the Pac-12 record for single season receptions (128) and yards (1,760).
He posted a 40-32 record with the organization and won Grey Cup titles in 1988 and 1990.
Kate is a 2011 OSU graduate and also resides in Corvallis.Mike has two brothers; Edward Riley is a physician and Associate Professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Pete Riley is a scientist for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Riley took over a program that was mired in a streak of 26 consecutive losing seasons and quickly changed the culture in Corvallis. All rights reserved.
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Riley later became assistant head coach.
Riley lands the job after serving as the head coach of the now defunct AAF’s San Antonio Commanders. Riley assisted head coach Ad Rutschman’s Wildcats to a six-year record of 52-7-1, which included five conference titles and the 1982 undefeated NAIA title team.An opportunity to coach in the professional ranks presented itself in 1983, and Riley was on his way to the CFL’s Winnipeg Blue Bombers as the secondary coach.
Success immediately followed on the recruiting trail, as Oregon State signed the best recruiting class in school history the following February.The 2004 team played one of the nation’s toughest schedules en route to a 7-5 record, capped by a strong finish to the season. After Riley departed for the NFL, Oregon State made three postseason appearances.Riley is the first coach in OSU history to win more than one NCAA-sanctioned bowl game at OSU, capturing the 2003 Las Vegas Bowl, the 2004 Insight Bowl, the 2006 and 2008 Sun Bowls, the 2007 Emerald Bowl and the 2013 Hawai’i Bowl titles.
The second-most experienced FBS coach behind Alabama's Nick Saban, Riley leads the Nebraska program with a veteran and consistent presence. Jacquizz Rodgers earned first-team Pac-10 honors for the third consecutive season to become just the third Pac-10 running back to earn first-team all-league honors three times. After Riley departed for the NFL, Oregon State made three postseason appearances.Riley is the first coach in OSU history to win more than one NCAA-sanctioned bowl game at OSU, capturing the 2003 Las Vegas Bowl, the 2004 Insight Bowl, the 2006 and 2008 Sun Bowls, the 2007 Emerald Bowl and the 2013 Hawai’i Bowl titles. The second-most experienced FBS coach behind Alabama's Nick Saban, Riley leads the Nebraska program with a veteran and consistent presence.
Wide Receiver Brandin Cooks became the second Beaver to win the coveted Biletnikoff Award as the nation’s most outstanding receiver.
Riley was the 2008 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Pac-10 Conference and State of Oregon Coach of the Year, and his teams have appeared in the final Associated Press top-25 rankings three times in the past eight season.
The success came despite playing one of the nation’s toughest schedules that featured three teams that played in BCS bowls.The highlight of the 2008 season was a 27-21 win over then-No. However, OSU tied for second in the Pac-10 with a 7-2 record and finished 9-2 overall.
The Riley remained at USC through the 1996 season, helping the Trojans to victories in the Rose, Cotton, and Freedom Bowls. Riley has also coached in several professional leagues, and is a former head coach of the San Diego Chargers of the NFL and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL.
Success immediately followed on the recruiting trail, as Oregon State signed the best recruiting class in school history the following February.The 2004 team played one of the nation’s toughest schedules en route to a 7-5 record, capped by a strong finish to the season. However, OSU tied for second in the Pac-10 with a 7-2 record and finished 9-2 overall.
Locksley along with his wife Kia have four children, three sons, Mike, Jr., Meiko, and Kai, and a daughter, Kori.