In recent weeks the Chicago division of the Drug Enforcement Administration has announced the busts of marijuana growers, cocaine traffickers, and a Mexican cartel leader.
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Riley went to Bradley University before going to the University of Illinois for grad school, and he’s cheered on teams all over the country as his 25-year career has taken him to posts in Missouri, Texas, and Virginia. But he’s as unequivocal about his football loyalties as he is about his views on legalizing pot.
To step into his office you have to walk on a Notre Dame rug. His desk is lit by a Notre Dame lamp. A picture of former Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz hangs on the wall. And he talks about current coach Brian Kelly like he’s a fellow general fighting the forces of darkness that tend to amass at places like Southern Cal, Miami, Ohio State, and the SEC.
“So my father went back in the summers and got his degree, because gramps didn’t give a shit about the doctor stuff—he wanted to go the bars and tell his friends that his son graduated from Notre Dame.
“And you know what? It’s just exciting to have football rolling again. It’s a nice distraction from this job, I’ll tell you that.”
