Jeff Tedford

Jeff Tedford
Jeffrey R. Tedfordis the former head coach of the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He is best known as the former coach of the California Golden Bears, where he was twice named Pac-10 Coach of the Year and holds Cal records for most wins, games coached, and bowl game victories...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth2 November 1961
CityLynwood, CA
game involved
They will go to the meetings, be involved with the game plan.
In our conference, we don't see anything like it.
difficult guy open people space spread
In open space with people spread out, the guy is very, very difficult to tackle.
proud stayed
He stayed strong. I was really proud of him.
But you know that there's going to be more coming, because they haven't done it all in their first two games.
against great job nice played
(He) played very well and did a nice job for us out there. The kickoffs were great and all of the punts were right back there against the end zone.
aggressive ball covers gets gifted guy lays physical runs
He's not a guy who lays back and gets juked by people. He's very aggressive going to the ball and he runs through people. He's a physical guy who can run; he covers the field. He's a pretty gifted guy.
ball conscious effort hang onto strip
(The Cougars) were making a conscious effort to strip the ball out, ... and (Lynch) was making a conscious effort to hang onto it.
biggest coaching facing joe kid obviously work
I obviously haven't done enough of the coaching or preparation you need to do, so we're not going to give up on him as a kid or a player. You can work on a lot of things in practice, but how do you simulate a game? That's where Joe is facing his biggest struggles.
best college doubt seen team
In my opinion, they are the best team I have seen in college football. There is no doubt about it.
ball good joe knew offense ran throwing
I knew we'd be OK. Joe had a good day throwing the ball and he ran the offense really well. He has a lot of potential.
great
This is a great day, without a doubt.
eight gained last maturity mental months six
The maturity, not only physical, but mental and emotional, he gained over the last six or eight months has been awesome.
practice time
You can only practice so much. Now it's time to get in the game.