Larry Coker
Larry Coker
Larry Edward Cokeris an American football coach and former player. From 2001 to 2006, Coker served as the head coach at the University of Miami. His 2001 Miami team was named the consensus national champion after an undefeated season that culminated with a victory in the Rose Bowl over Nebraska. In the process of winning the championship, Coker became the 2nd head coach since 1948 to win the national championship in his first season.Coker was fired by Miami on November...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth23 June 1948
both chance compete excited football high improve individual level opportunity players
Both players are excited about the opportunity to come back for the chance to compete at a high level and improve as individual football players.
bowl games orange
We need to get some of these big games in the Orange Bowl first.
defense offense stepped
The defense really stepped it up, and the offense didn't,
defense giving kept win
The defense kept giving us opportunities to win the game. We just couldn't get it done.
coming good hard maybe nfl people players program year
This year we don't have as many high-profile guys, ... but there's some really good players here that, because they're coming out of this program, NFL people will take a very hard look at and maybe draft, where at another program maybe they wouldn't get drafted.
bad
We had a bad snap, and that was the game.
chance good great guys player team
We have good players. Now who will be a great player or All-American? Some of those guys will be around here and have a chance to do those things if our team is good. If our team is not good, those things probably will disappear.
against depth error florida football good mental miss played snaps state
We do have depth back there but we'll miss Anthony Reddick, he's a good football player. Phillips played 19 snaps against Florida State and had one mental error so he's ready.
difference game lift run weight
When you get to this level, as I've said before, you can only lift so much weight and you can only run so fast. How are you going to be a difference maker? How are you going to take your game up? And that's what Brandon's done.
gravitate players receptive special start
The players have been really receptive to the new coaches, and there's some special things they're being taught. Once they know they're going to get better, they start to gravitate to it.
whatever
With Olsen, whatever he does, it's like, 'Wow,'
coach help move offense offensive pleased question todd turned
Without question he will help our offense move forward. Todd has turned down opportunities to coach in the NFL, so we're pleased to have him as part of our offensive staff.
good
I think it's a good possibility we'll see both.
I think it does a lot for our expectations,