Jerry Schmitt
Jerry Schmitt
Jerry Schmittis an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach at Duquesne University, a position he had held since the 2005 season. Schmitt served as the head coach at Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania from 2000 to 2004. He is an alumnus of Westminster College, where he played as an offensive lineman on the football team. Prior to receiving the head coach position at Westminster, Schmidt was an assistant at Duquesne and a high...
brought effort energy football last month pleased team workout
I was really pleased with the way this team competed all spring. The energy and effort they brought to each and every workout we had over the last month has made us a better football team.
against ready robert sure
We'll be a little different with Knapp. But I'm sure we'll be ready to play against Robert Morris.
hope obviously people results
Obviously people are going to make comparisons between me and Greg. We're very different coaches, but when it comes to results I hope they are the same.
good help players
We have a lot of very good players who have been through this before. That should help our young quarterback.
coach drive practicing program urgency
We've been practicing with a sense of urgency to our preparation. Duquesne's program has been very successful. A new coach won't drive us.
against game prepare pressure robert team
It's not pressure in any way for me other than how I prepare this team for the first game against Robert Morris.
approach assistant coached extremely fortunate guy honor learned past replace spent
For me, it's an honor to be in this position. And that's the way I approach it. To replace Greg, a guy I've learned so much from and coached with also in the past is an honor. I am extremely fortunate to have spent 11 years here as an assistant coach.
coach drive playing program successful
This program has been very successful and a new coach won't drive us. This program is more about the kids, about them playing the game.
arm athletic game good looking manage prefer skills somewhere stick strongest takes win
Palumbo is the most athletic and a very good scrambler, Rupert has the strongest arm and Knapp is somewhere between the other two. We're looking to use their skills to manage the game the way we want them to. I'd prefer to have a No. 1 quarterback and stick with him, but we'll do what it takes to win games.
couple fourth games hard last mental players tough understand won work year
This is going to be a tough spring. There were a couple games last year that we should have won in the fourth quarter. We didn't. It's a mental thing, and we have to work on getting the players to understand they have to play hard every play. They can't take a play off.
although besides factors felt good individual penn performance
Penn is just a very good team. Although I felt Scott did some good things during that game, there were other significant factors besides his individual performance that keyed the loss.
great kid
He's a kid who's a winner. He did great things at Perry.
learned offensive philosophy
I'm an offensive coach, no question. I learned under that philosophy.
good knew
I knew we had a good defense, but they are impressing me more and more each week. This is more than I expected.