CLEMSON – Garrett Riley’s roots run deep in the state of Texas, and now he thinks it’s pretty cool to wear Clemson’s iconic paw in his home state.
The little town of Muleshoe, Texas, sits about 385 miles west of Fort Worth, closer to the New Mexico line than it is to many of the Lone Star State’s biggest cities. That is where Riley and his older brother, USC head coach Lincoln Riley, grew up.
Garrett was named the 2007 Associated Press Class 2A Offensive Player of the Year at Muleshoe High, and he continued his playing career at Texas Tech and began learning under the late Mike Leach.