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 played more freshmen out there. We'll suffer with some growing pains now. We'll be better for it down the road.
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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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Getting Justin back is a big, big plus, ... He is arguably one of our better players. I was really impressed with the way he played, having not played in a while.
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I don't think there's any question that we were a better football team this week than we were last week. It's important that we played a lot of people. We're going to need those guys down the road.
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What he's done for the game of college football is unbelievable, ... It is an honor and privilege to coach against him.
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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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We'll be fine. We won't miss a beat.
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Our players should realize we can compete with a team that is ranked 15th in the country,
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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 that maybe in Florida, the expectations were a little out of sync where they were talent-wise.
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I was just glad to see him practicing and running around out there. I think everyone was.
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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 offensive line has to improve. Overall defensively we have to improve. We have to improve across the board.
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Our offensive line has got to improve. And defensively, there's no question we have to improve. There's no doubt in my mind we will be improved. We've got to play the type of defense you have to play in the Big Ten Conference.