Lincoln Riley bio Yes, he is young at 26, but so is Tech's new/Troy's former OC, Neal Brown, who is 29. Riley has a wealth of experience in both playing and coaching the spread offense. As Texas Tech WR coach, he was instrumental in the development of Michael Crabtree and, prior to that, he worked with Tech QBs (B.J. Symons, Sonny Cumbie, Cody Hodges and Graham Harrell) as a graduate assistant. In addition, he's a fine recruiter. Scotty Young was quoted as saying that his commitment to Tec