Sylvester Croom
Sylvester Croom
Sylvester Croom, Jr.is an American football coach. He is currently the running backs coach for the NFL's Tennessee Titans. He was the head coach at Mississippi State University from 2004 to 2008, and the first African American head football coach in the Southeastern Conference. His father, Sylvester Croom, Sr., was himself an All-American football player at Alabama A&M, later the team chaplain at the University of Alabama, and has been recognized by that school as one of the state's 40...
week
This week has never been about just football; how could it be?
absolutely class huge impact recruiting state weekend
This weekend is absolutely huge for us. This recruiting class will have a huge impact on Mississippi State football.
asset great last player
We thought (Johnson) was an outstanding player in last year's class. He will be a great asset to us in the secondary.
indicate record satisfying
We've come a long way, ... Our record doesn't indicate it, and it's probably not satisfying to a lot of people, but it's going to take a while.
front playing scheme seven solid tackling understand
We've been playing better defense. We understand the scheme better, we're pretty solid in the front seven and we're tackling better.
hard throw
We need to get in a rhythm. It's hard to throw all the time.
It's nothing that's going to keep him from playing.
extra gets line ran
It's the same thing as if we ran a toss-sweep. Then you line up on first down and 'let's go.' That's the way I look at it. (Norwood) gets an extra down.
best since spring
It's the best spring we had since we've been here.
next step
The next step is, you don't play. It's going to end one way or another.
offensive system
The offensive system is what it is, and it is never going to change,
anderson brian college gets gotten ground guard hamilton improvement moved offense offensive solid
The offense has made up a lot of ground this spring. We're better off there than we've been at any time. We've gotten a lot of improvement on the offensive line. We've moved Brian Anderson back to right guard and when (junior college transfer) J.D. Hamilton gets here, we should be solid at offensive tackle.
deal fear hungry people plays
I want him to make people afraid. I want to put fear into them. If he's hungry and plays with some attitude, ain't too many people who are going to deal with him. ...
came half second
They came out in the second half and shoved it down our throats.