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...
fill hit year
You had to make sure, particularly this first year here, that we had to fill our needs. For the most part, I think we hit right on.
last turned year
Lou turned up the wick considerably this year from last year.
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.
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.
amount exactly fall improved last spring work year
A year ago, I didn't know exactly where we were. I don't know that I know exactly where we are now. I do know we are improved from the fall and that the amount of work we were able to get done this spring was two-fold from last spring.
plays seen year
I've seen more big plays this year than ever.
caused defense early good mode saw team
We saw a lot of good things early on from the first team offense. When we got into the fast-tempo mode it caused the defense some problems.
bad course game kept near saying shape
We're not near in as bad of shape as I thought we were during the course of the game. I kept saying during the course of the game that we were not getting enough pressure.
fewer guys mistakes
You have to get guys in there who make fewer mistakes.
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.
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.
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.
everybody hard playing talking thinking using
We're thinking about it and talking about it. But we're using what we feel like is everybody we have. We have to get the ones who are playing better. Everyone has to play as hard as they can.