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...
change half might quarters regular running second
The more we can go out and play and compete, the better we will be. We'll have regular 12-minute quarters in the first half and we'll have 12-minute quarters in the second half but probably with a running clock. We might change that to make it more competitive.
change continue pound ways
There are two ways to change attitudes. You get new attitudes, and you continue to pound on the ones here.
change continue foresee guy mistake recruit rush slow
I think it's important that we get the right guy who can come in here and recruit and just continue doing the things that we're doing. The mistake would be to rush into something. We're fine; this thing is going to keep on going at the same speed. We're not going to slow down a bit. I don't foresee any change at all.
run
In any league, at any level, you have to be able to run the football.
assault backs good running year
I know there will be an all-out assault on running backs a year from now, and there are some really good running backs in the vicinity.
athletic club guys knew realize veteran
I knew that Rutgers was much improved, ... They're a veteran club and experienced, and I didn't realize they're as athletic as they are. I know a lot of their guys from recruiting, so I know they're talented.
coming hurdle key major pounding proud successful
I'm just so proud of them. They did what we've been pounding into their heads, ... Coming back was the key thing for us today. We have a long, long way to go. But we did something that I think was a major hurdle for us to have a successful program.
priority
They know they have to go to class. Their first priority is to get an education. You're here to play football, but you're also here to get an education. You have got to go to class.
low
I'm about as low as I've been in a while,
ball biggest excited forward looking physically reasons seeing spring year
I'm probably more excited about spring ball than ever before. It's just so much different than a year ago. I think one of the biggest reasons I'm looking forward to getting started is seeing where we're at, physically and mentally.
ball excited remember spring starting tomorrow year
I'm probably more excited about spring ball starting tomorrow than I can remember in a long time. It's just so much different than a year ago.
good point practice stress
It was not bad, it was really a pretty good practice, but we can be better. We're at the point where we need to stress to be as good as we can be all the time.
chance game good
It's important that this game is competitive. This should give us a good chance and, hopefully, be entertaining for our fans.
It's day-to-day with Derrick. His conditioning is good, but he's a freshman, so it's going to take some time.