Frank Solich
Frank Solich
Frank Solichis an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach at Ohio University, a position he has held since the 2005 season. From 1998 to 2003, Solich served as the head coach at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, where he also played fullback under Bob Devaney in the mid-1960s...
defense field happened kept led missed mistakes second
We made too many mistakes and missed too many opportunities to get some things done in the first quarter. We kept our defense on the field way too long, and that led to what happened us in the second quarter.
blitz designed miss pinned somebody sudden
You can do everything right on a blitz and think you have him pinned in, but all of a sudden he makes somebody miss and he's got a first down or a big play when everything was designed right.
ahead challenges hopefully meet ready start
We will come back and get ready to start off on Monday. And hopefully meet the challenges that are ahead for us in the Mid-American Conference.
establish ground
One thing that we couldn't do was let them establish a ground game, and they did that. Once they did that, they had a lot of things going for them.
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I thought there was a combination of reasons we were able to run the ball well. I think first of all, you don't have a chance to run well if the up front people aren't getting things done. I thought they had a good day as far as blocking. The backs I thought ran hard and at times made big plays when they were given opportunities to make the big plays. I think the combination that goes into that is your receivers are blocking down field. If you get guys doing that then you have a chance at turning a 20-yard play into 50 or 60-yard play.
against certainly football good hurt kids ourselves played smart team time virginia
I thought our kids played well. We did not necessarily play smart football. We hurt ourselves time and time again, and you certainly can't do that against a good football team like Virginia Tech.
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I respect the decision by the State Highway Patrol, and I certainly wish them the best in the future with this initiative.
seen
He's got composure. He's seen it all. He's responded to it all.
anybody country gotten spot start three
He's been in the right spot three times for us. I don't know if there's anybody else in the country who has gotten off to a start like that.
bases beat covered field hopefully step
Hopefully we have the bases covered to where we will step on the field and play well and not beat ourselves.
both few guys
Hopefully, we can get them (McRae and Owens) a few creases, and they'll be able to make some runs. I think they're both guys that can be very affective for us.
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(Jacobs) has two receivers that are going to get a shot at pro ball and have the ability to play. They're averaging over 100 yards a game in receptions. They have a combination of things that makes it very hard to stop.
bowl certainly hitting reviewed team
I've reviewed it. That was certainly a different situation. We were a very experienced bowl team and we were hitting on all cylinders. Things got away from Northwestern a little bit.
accomplish attempting coming create realistic tough underdogs winning
It's tough to come out of non-conference play with any confidence. We need to be a little realistic about what we're attempting to accomplish in these games. You want to create exposure, but winning will also do that. It's tough to win when you're coming in as 20- or 30-point underdogs each week.