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...
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We consider St. Louis in-state. You start at home and then you go as far as you have to go.
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We have guys who can back up and get in there, but one play and all of a sudden you're out of depth. I don't feel as good as I would if we had Justin in there.
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If this had been a game he would have played, but you want to be safe any time you have a head injury.
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My second game as defensive coordinator when I was at Cincinnati, ... He threw 52 (points) on us.
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My second game as a defensive coordinator when I was at the University of Cincinnati, we played Penn State, ... He threw 52 (points) on us.
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I wish he wasn't out for the season, but it doesn't bother me that he'll miss our game. He's such a great competitor and such a good person. You hate to see anything like that happen to such a great kid.
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Chris is a guy the offensive coaches fought for the day we walked in the door. He's a guy that could possibly be an NFL offensive lineman, as well.
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I love coaching against those guys, ... They've forgotten more than most people know. They've seen it all.
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So guys, I've got some good news and some bad news, ... How about the good news first. God knows we could use some after last weekend. Well, it's official, I'm still your coach!
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Lou turned up the wick considerably this year from last year.
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There are two ways to change attitudes. You get new attitudes, and you continue to pound on the ones here.
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I was frustrated because we were working on recruiting and trying to get all that stuff done. But things happen for a reason. Things have a way of working out.
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I think he's going to get bigger and better. He's going to play a lot of football here. If he continues to progress the way he has this spring and in the weight room this winter, there's no reason why he can't be an awfully good player in the Big Ten Conference.
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Our players should realize we can compete with a team that is ranked 15th in the country,