Jim Leavitt
Jim Leavitt
Jim Leavittis a former American football player and current defensive coordinator for the University of Colorado. He served as the head coach at the University of South Florida from the football program's inception in 1997 until 2009, compiling a record of 95–57...
best bigger greatest played progress year
We haven't always played the best or had the greatest seasons, but every year here we have made progress to something bigger in some way.
bowl everybody excited football game hope player team wants win worst
Everybody is so excited about getting to a bowl ? but it is not enough. We want to win this football game and that's it. I would hope that every player on our team wants to win in the worst way and does all they can to do that.
appreciate bowl looking team wondering
They won't appreciate it as much now as they will 20 years from now. It's impossible. They'll appreciate it years from now, when they're looking back and wondering who was that first USF team that went to a bowl game.
I want to tell you something - we're in the hunt.
game louisville moving
I have no idea. After the Louisville game (a 45-14 win), I'd say no, after today, I'd say a lot. I haven't thought about it. But we just lost, and we've got to get moving the ball.
both great playing
They both have been playing great for us.
both moments
Both are capable. Both have moments when they are great, both have moments when they're not as consistent.
carolina credit football great north obviously proud team
The one thing I'm proud about our football team is we battled. You've got to give credit obviously to North Carolina State's defense. They did a great job.
last players proud quit saw
The one thing I'm proud about is we battled. I don't think you saw us quit ever, all the way to the last snap, and I'm real proud of our players for that.
ball bottom line
The bottom line is, you've got to get the ball in the end zone.
beat liked people year
You never liked to get whopped on like that. They beat us pretty good. A new year is a new year: different people and different players.
came florida football game south win
Right now I just want to win. I came here to win a football game ... I don't want South Florida football to be just 'Oh, we did this, we did that'.
bowl contentment driven football reached win
It's a sense of contentment that we reached a bowl this year. But we're really driven to win a football game.
ready
They're ready to play. You can only do so many activities, so much.