Ron Zook
Ron Zook
Ronald Andrew Zookis an American football coach and former player. He served as the head football coach at the University of Florida from 2002 to 2004 and the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign from 2005 to 2011. Zook is a native of Ohio and an alumnus of Miami University, where he played college football. He has worked as an assistant coach in the National Football Leaguewith the Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs, and New Orleans Saints. In August 2012, he...
best lost receiver seen
They lost receivers, but they have a receiver (Robert Jordan) who has already had 11 catches in one game. They are going to be the best receivers we've seen to date.
coming good job tried worn
We just got worn out a bit, ... They did a good job coming back and we just tried to fend off the onslaught.
everybody good hard players possibly using
We're using what we feel is everybody we have, ... The good players have to play good, and everyone has to play as hard as they possibly can play.
business care classroom emphasize player reason
The reason our student-athletes are here is to get an education. I can't emphasize enough how important it is that each player take care of business in the classroom before they can do it on the field.
chance ground guys several
Unacceptable, ... We had several guys who had a chance to get him on the ground and we didn't do it.
everybody hard playing talking thinking using
We're thinking about it and talking about it. But we're using what we feel like is everybody we have. We have to get the ones who are playing better. Everyone has to play as hard as they can.
compete competition guys open playing talent talking thinking williams
We're thinking about it and talking about it, and we have to get some competition going in the secondary, ... They want to give Travis Williams a look to see if he can compete a little bit. Those guys have talent but they're not playing the way we need back there, so we'll open it up a little.
days exactly though until
Even though it probably went exactly as we thought it would two days ago, until those faxes come across, you never know.
fill hit year
You had to make sure, particularly this first year here, that we had to fill our needs. For the most part, I think we hit right on.
fewer guys mistakes
You have to get guys in there who make fewer mistakes.
blood cal sharks special teams
Every play on special teams is a nightmare. Cal comes after the punt. They're like sharks smelling blood right now. They will come after us and try to do the same thing.
coming continue great happy improvement learning terms
Vince has done everything that I thought he would in terms of coming in, learning our package. I've been very, very happy with the way that's going. We've made great improvement on defense, as we should. We've just got to continue to improve there.
defensive great help improvement learning line spent time
Vince has done everything I thought he would do in learning our package. He's spent time with the defensive line and linebackers, and I help a lot in the secondary. We've made great improvement on defense, which we should.
gone team tells winning
There's no one on the team I know, and I've only been gone a year. What that tells me is that they're winning with a young team. And we're going to be a young team.