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...
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.
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,
game head safe time
If this had been a game he would have played, but you want to be safe any time you have a head injury.
question tim
I don't think you say quarterback is the only place to upgrade. If we're competitive in the (Big Ten), there's no question that Tim will be improved.
improve needs tim upgrade
I don't think you can say quarterback is the only place we need to upgrade to be competitive. Tim is going to be improved, and he'll be the first to tell you he needs to. You can only go so fast. To say Tim is the only one who needs to improve is not fair.
accelerate although defensive fast field knocked time trying
He's a defensive player, too, and a fast guy, ... Although if you watched, he got knocked down one time and that can't happen. We're just trying to accelerate his experience, and one way is to get him on the field more.
felt momentum time
That was the first time I felt the momentum was ours,
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.