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...
chris coaches fought guy nfl offensive possibly walked
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.
coaches intact job maybe period record runs says staff stay three until
He's done an unbelievable job with their program. When you go back and you look, up until just maybe two three years ago, his staff was pretty much intact for such a long period of time. To me, that really says a lot. You look at the record and you can see what he's done, but when you see coaches that stay there for a long period of time, I think it says a lot about the way he runs the program.
coaches guys locker plays room stand tired
We had opportunities to stand up and make plays and we just didn't do it. I'm tired of it. I know the coaches are tired of it, and I know a lot of guys in that locker room are tired of it.
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,
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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.
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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.