Mike Sanford
Mike Sanford
Michael Charles Sanfordis an American college football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at Indiana State University, a position he assumed in December 2012. Sanford served in the same capacity at the University of Nevada, Las Vegasfrom 2005 to 2009, compiling a record of 16–43. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California, where he played quarterback for the Trojans from 1973 through 1976...
anywhere good great hit red score sergio zone
We have a very good kicker that I feel great about. We have to score more touchdowns in the red zone this year, but I feel really good about Sergio anywhere from the 35-yard-line in. We know he can hit in the 50s.
defense execute football good stopping stops urgency
When the doldrums went away, I think we got a sense of urgency and started executing. When we execute and our defense stops them like we were stopping them, then we're going to become a good football team.
ability coverage defensive good
For a defensive back, he's very physical. And I think he has very good coverage ability. He makes us better.
good three
You never have too many corners. I think right now we have three really good ones.
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He is an excellent player. I saw him play in high school. He was in my recruiting area. I have a good understanding of what kind of player he is, and he's excellent. An excellent athlete, an excellent runner and a better passer than he showed at Utah. We expect a huge game out of him.
everybody football game good knows pressure team
I know and everybody on our team knows we are going to be a good football team. But I think we were a little overwhelmed by the pressure of the game early.
against best camp center difficult good
He's in that same category. Howie has had a very good camp and he's difficult to block. But he's going against the best center in the league.
calling respect
The whole thing is respect. They are our rival, and we're not going to give them the respect of calling them by their name.
critical defense stops
Our defense has got to make critical stops at critical times in the game.
believe easily extra games gone great last missed sergio win
The thing that is great about it is that last week, after Sergio missed that extra point, he could have very easily gone into the tank. But he didn't. We all believe in him. He's a great kicker. And he's going to win a lot of other games for us this year.
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We did a national search to find both the best person and assistant football coach and I know we have found that in Tony Dews. We wanted to add someone with a lot of energy and enthusiasm and his background in special teams was a real plus.
advantage chances
We had a lot of chances we didn't take advantage of.
chance worst
That was one of the worst (possessions) I've ever been around. We had a chance to get to 14 points.
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We have tremendous respect for... (pause)... the team we are playing. This is a huge game for us.