With no conference titles since 1999, a fan base that has sold out every home game the past 55 years has become edgy after a second 1-2 start in three seasons. The howls about Riley, who has never had sustained success in 26 years as a head coach and is 16-13 at Nebraska, and athletic director Shawn Eichorst, the man who hired him, have grown loud after the embarrassing 21-17 loss at home to
Northern Illinois on Saturday.
Asked by The Associated Press on Monday whether he thinks he's now coaching for his job, Riley said: "Oh, I always do. But I don't try to dwell on anything like that because I've got so many other people I need to help."
Tough times?
"Yeah, they are," he said.
