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
joe shocked struggled
I was a little shocked that Joe struggled like he did,
joe
We have to be patient. Joe will get it.
behind game joe needs took
Joe took the game pretty hard. He just needs to know we're behind him 100 percent.
guy joe
Joe is going to be our guy and we're going to go with it.
best decision definitely great job joe mix sat snaps spring throughout today
We'll make a decision on who's best for us offensively. Nate will take the first snaps of the fall, but it really doesn't matter. Joe sat out today but did a great job throughout the spring and will definitely be in the mix during the fall.
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.
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.
against florida games last san tape watching
This week, we're watching their first two games against Rutgers and San Jose, but we are also watching the Florida tape from last year,
academics cal coach dominating high premier schools vision
vision of Cal being one of the premier dominating schools (in football). The academics here are high quality, and with coach Tedford, we're like a family.
coming drill focus passes preparing team totally typical work
You have to put a lot of drill work in. A lot of your focus is put on things you don't see every day, like counters coming back off of it, play-option passes coming off it. They're always (blocking) at your legs. It's totally different than preparing for the typical team you play.
board chance drawing football game leaves time
Every time I look at that, it kind of leaves a knot in my stomach. It was an unbelievable football game and we had a chance to win, but didn't get it done. So we have to go back to the drawing board and see if we can do it this year.
enjoys everybody great humor humorous people
Everybody enjoys being around him. He's got a great sense of humor and can always make people laugh.
Every day he's getting better and better with the reps he's getting.
cannot crazy deep early force games gets score seen short
You cannot give them a short field. We've seen games where the score gets crazy early because they force turnovers down deep and score.