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
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The defense kept giving us opportunities to win the game. We just couldn't get it done.
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Todd is a great teacher of fundamentals, and he has a strong belief in an attacking, explosive style of offense.
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We wanted to play in the Orange Bowl, since it's our home. It's an opportunity to give something back to the community a little bit.
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Who's starting tougher than us? ... You don't see Ohio State-Michigan or Oklahoma-Texas start the season.
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Tyrone Moss was phenomenal. He was the big difference in the game.
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We don't need to see a lot more of Kyle. We didn't see Greg at all in the second half.
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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.
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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.
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We're trying to work him back slowly. He's not ready to play yet, but he's making progress.
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We had a bad snap, and that was the game.
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First day, a lot of enthusiasm, guys running around and having a lot of fun. And enthusiasm with the coaches. There's a lot of teaching going on. A great start today.
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But regardless of who we play, South Dakota or South Florida, we're supposed to win the game.
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But our coaches and players were not satisfied with the season by any means. That's the expectation we have.
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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.