Lincoln Riley
	Position: Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Birthdate: 09/05/1983 Alma Mater: Texas Tech, 2006

Lincoln Riley is in his third year on the Pirate staff after accepting the position of offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at East Carolina on January 22, 2010 - a day after the hiring of head coach Ruffin McNeill.

Riley's first fall in Greenville installing and directing a new high-scoring and prolific spread offensive scheme was a record-breaker as the Pirates shattered or matched 29 team or individual school standards. His unit also rated among the nation's best - standing fifth in redzone efficiency, sixth in fourth-down conversion percentage, eighth in passing offense, 16th in scoring offense, 18th in first downs per game and 25th in total offense.

ECU's offense remained one of country's best statistically a year later, finishing fifth in fourth-down percentage, 20th in passing offense, 21st in third-down percentage and 25th in redzone efficiency.

Riley's tutelage of quarterback Dominique Davis, who played just two years after arriving as a transfer, created headlines and impressively resulted in a pair of career passing records. Davis, the 2010 Rivals.com Conference USA Most Valuable Player and C-USA Coaches Newcomer-of-the-Year, left the ECU campus as the owner of 15 single-game or season records in addition to career marks for completions and touchdown passes despite experiencing action in just 25 contests.

His spread alignment also presented outside receiver Lance Lewis with a pair of All-Conference USA selections and ownership of the program's career touchdown receptions record.

Before his arrival at East Carolina, Riley spent seven total seasons on the Texas Tech staff. Included in his three full-time years of service to the vaunted Red Raider offensive unit was a one-game role as interim coordinator that helped produce a 41-31 victory over Michigan State in the 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl.

As Texas Tech's play-caller against the Spartans, the Red Raiders racked up 579 yards during its victory in San Antonio - the second-highest output of the season and most in the program's deep bowl history since 1995.

After working exclusively with Red Raider wide receivers in 2007, Riley spent the last two seasons in Lubbock tutoring the inside receivers and serving as head coach Mike Leach's top "eye in the sky" on game day.

As the program's wide receiver coach, he was in charge of the development of Michael Crabtree during his record-breaking campaign in 2007. Under Riley's watch, the freshman became the first underclassman to win the prestigious Biletnikoff Award.

As a redshirt freshman in 2007, Crabtree amassed 134 receptions, 1,962 yards (98 shy of the NCAA record) and 22 touchdowns under Riley's guidance. All three were NCAA freshman records, while the 22 scores tied the most in school history for a single season.

Riley took his talents to the inside receiving group which accounted for 135 receptions and 12 touchdowns in 2008.

Riley made the trek to Texas Tech from Muleshoe, Texas, in 2002 as a walk-on quarterback. After a year leading the scout team, Riley switched hats and became a student coach, assisting Leach on the offensive side of the ball. He served in that capacity for three seasons while completing his degree, before assuming offensive graduate assistant duties in 2006.

During his four years as a student and graduate assistant, Riley had the opportunity to work with some of college football's finest quarterbacks, including single-season NCAA record-setter B.J. Symons in 2003.

Riley was a part of seven bowl game appearances and five bowl victories during his time at Texas Tech. Additionally, the offense was very productive during his years assisting the explosive system as Red Raider quarterbacks won NCAA passing titles in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007.

Riley, 28, earned a degree in exercise and sport sciences from Texas Tech in May 2006. He prepped at Muleshoe High School, where he was an all-region quarterback for the Mules during the 2000-01 seasons.

Riley is married to the former Caitlin Buckley.