Terry Hoeppner
Terry Hoeppner
Terry Lee Hoeppnerwas an American college football coach who served as head coach of the Miami RedHawks from 1999 to 2004 and the Indiana Hoosiers from 2005 to 2006. Shortly after announcing that he would be on medical leave for the 2007 season, he died of brain cancer...
badly chance great prognosis recovery special talk year
The prognosis for recovery is great . I feel badly that I have not had the chance to talk to the players, but I want them to know that this is going to be a special year for us.
challenge great guy quality
Payton is a guy with great potential. He'll challenge for a spot. He'll give us that quality depth, at least.
appears guy marvel mental natural patterns position runs seen
Some of the patterns he runs you kind of marvel at because he really appears to be a natural at the position and I haven't seen too many of those, especially as a young guy in college. It's a pretty mental position.
bit guys open several throws
Some of those throws were great. Just because the guys were a little bit open you've still got to make that throw and that catch, and I thought we did that several times today.
asked birthday bunch games won
I think we won a bunch of our games (over the years) for him on his birthday, so this one was for him, ... All he ever asked for was a win, and that's what we were able to do.
encouragement gives
It gives us, as a program, encouragement that it's possible,
athletic
That was a pretty athletic move. I don't know if a lot of quarterbacks make that play.
bonus felt guy james phase played saw yesterday
I saw James yesterday and he said it felt good. ... For a guy that has not played in a game, to be able to phase him in, even if it is 10 or 12 snaps, I think it will be a bonus for James and for us.
might run somebody throw
I said it to somebody in the spring, we didn't know if we were going to be able to throw the ball. We thought we might have to run every play. ... It wasn't Blake, it was the terminology and learning.
along brought drained great james natural physically spring truly unknown
James was truly an unknown quantity, ... He was really, physically drained in the spring and he got dinged in the fall. We brought him along slowly, but he has a great future. He's a natural receiver.
adds fact run seeing throw
I think you're seeing the fact that you've got to have a quarterback who's talented, who can throw the ball, and if he can run it, that adds another dimension,
half role talented wants
He really wants to (play). That is half the battle. His role will be limited, but he is a pretty talented guy.
exciting given guys hold
He's given us some really exciting plays. He's one of those guys that makes you hold your breath.
appears marvel natural
He just does some things ... you just kind of marvel at because he really appears to be a natural at the position,