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...
frustrated happen recruiting stuff trying
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.
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.
plays seen year
I've seen more big plays this year than ever.
care continued takes tim
I've said this all along, but the thing Tim has continued to do is that he takes care of the football,
excited guys handle helped hopefully mature ourselves seven spring younger
Right now, we're undefeated. I'm more excited about a spring than I've been in a long, long time. (But) we've got a long way to go. We're a little bigger, a little stronger, hopefully a little quicker. We've helped ourselves with the seven (new) guys that are in here right now and the younger guys are a little more mature in how they handle themselves.
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.
concerns michigan
The thing that concerns me is what I could have done differently to get that out of them (against Michigan State).
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.
everybody hear kids loved shakes three
We had kids who didn't hear from their loved ones for three days. It shakes everybody up.
felt momentum time
That was the first time I felt the momentum was ours,