Over the weekend the D1 coaching rumor carousel was spinning at full speed when USC Head Coach Pete Carroll left the Trojans for the NFL's Seattle Seahawks. The first name to hit to wires as a potential candidate is Oregon State Head Coach, and former Linfield Defensive Coordinator (early 80's), Mike Riley.Riley quickly put this to bed as he signed a new extension with Oregon State and he joined Isaac and Suke of Portland's 1080 The Fan on their afternoon show "Primetime" to discuss his decsion to stay at OSU.
A big factor that came into play for Coach Riley is that he's already been to a number of programs and wanted to continue to build the Oregon State program. Coach Riley credits Former Linfield head coach and College Football Hall of Fame member, Ad Rutschman, as someone he admires for staying in one spot to build a legacy.
You can listen to the interview by clicking this link. The question about why Coach Riley turned down USC starts at the 1:53 mark of the itnerview.
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