Inside Lincoln Riley’s Air Raid offense, known for constant evolution and misdirection
LA TimesThe ideas that would one day inspire a football revolution had been rattling around in Hal Mumme’s head for a few years before he finally had the chance to use them. You dream about it.” — Lincoln Riley “I was always impressed that Lincoln wasn’t shy about sharing his thoughts, even though there were older, more experienced coaches in there,” Leach said. “And I was like, man that sounds awesome.” In 2010, Riley’s debut season as a coordinator, no team in college football threw more passes per game than East Carolina. one of the reasons why I came ” said Caleb Williams, the quarterback who left Oklahoma and joined Riley in L.A. “His ability to be able to adapt to his quarterbacks and certain personnel.” “He’s never going to try to push a square peg into a round hole,” adds Dennis Simmons, USC’s outside receivers coach and another former Leach assistant. “I don’t know that Air Raid really fits anymore, to be honest,” Riley said in April.
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