Mike Riley
Mike Riley
Michael Joseph "Mike" Rileyis an American football coach and former player, currently the head coach at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. He was previously the head coach at Oregon State University, where he served two stints, from 1997 to 1998 and again from 2003 to 2014...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth6 July 1953
CityWallace, ID
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I thought Matt played pretty darn well. I thought he managed the game well. I liked his competitive spirit.
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He's hard-hitting, has good mobility, brings tremendous enthusiasm to the game and is never satisfied.
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We should be ahead of the game with our quarterback back and all of our linemen back. We have to continue to get better. We want to build confidence and grow. And then we have to find receivers who will make plays. I think we have great candidates in that regard. The big factor for us is right down the middle with the front seven (on defense).
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We should be ahead of the game offensively with all those people back.
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This is a big time of year for us. It's all about a focus on teaching without any games on top of you.
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I could not imagine (the Broncos) not bouncing back and being ready to go. ... They haven't had a game like that in forever, and I would imagine in their character they never want another like that. ... We will anticipate their best stuff.
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We thought we would get the game started, but the ball wasn't rolling and the players were sliding and couldn't keep their footing and the likelihood was that someone would get injured.
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I thought that was a great hustle play. That was a great example of making a major difference in a game.
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Our secondary has a chance to make a big improvement. The secondary needs help from the linebackers and the rush. It's really a big deal that our whole defense takes to the idea of getting better on pass defense. Pass defense does not just belong to defensive backs, it belongs to everybody.
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I would never have believed he would be that good. He's completing 70 percent of his passes? That's just ridiculous.
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You can go full speed with tackling for this long, but if you do everything but tackle, you can go this many more reps. And that's what we are looking for.
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Matt did a lot of great things for us last year, and I'm glad we have him. With a year under his belt in the system, I'm excited for him.
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Marcel gives us another bona fide receiver. He is a terrific route-runner, and at the end of the 2004 season became one of Derek Anderson's favorite receivers. The addition of Love will give our offense a tremendous boost, and I look forward to a big year from him.
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UCLA has a very good offense and they're very balanced. Maurice Drew is an excellent player, their tight end (Lewis) is good and so is their quarterback.