Tyrone Willingham
Tyrone Willingham
Lionel Tyrone "Ty" Willinghamis a retired American football player and coach. He was the head coach at Stanford University, the University of Notre Dame, and the University of Washington, compiling a career college football record of 76–88–1. He served as a volunteer for the Stanford University women's golf team...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth30 December 1953
CityKinston, NC
good himself pleased practices shows sonny worked
I've been very pleased with what Sonny has done. He has really worked to make himself a good player. I think it shows up not just in practices but also in games.
positions practiced wide
We haven't even practiced yet, but all of our positions are wide open.
gives good perfect practice practices trying understand
We're trying to get them to understand it's perfect practice that gives you good performance, ... practices have been up and down.
decision few goes practice sees snaps tries until
We won't know until practice today, until he goes out and tries a few snaps and sees what happens. Then after that, we'll probably be able to make a decision one way or the other. You'll probably know tomorrow.
practiced regain second
There's always going to be that. He hasn't even practiced with the (first or second units). Hopefully, he'll regain it quickly.
chance dedicated far good himself moving pleased received
I've been very, very pleased with the play we've received from Isaiah. I think he's dedicated himself to being a good quarterback and I think so far he's moving in that direction. I think he has a chance to be very special.
group moving nice notable pleased seems starting
I've been pleased with what they've done so far, the group of them. The most notable of them is Carl Bonnell. It's nice to see him back out there and starting to get involved. ... He seems to be moving pretty well.
pleased year
I've been pleased with what Carl has done and he is so much better than he was a year ago this time.
adds dimension gets
Everything gets more difficult. It adds another dimension to their lives.
area fertile football guys maybe nice opportunity provide schedules
Because it is a very fertile area to recruit, it's always nice to go there and do well. It should provide some guys an opportunity that maybe they don't get because of their football schedules to see us,
decision encourage key miss valuable
You go too late, then you miss a valuable option. I think that is something he has to get a feel for and it is something that we encourage him to do. But the key for him is to make the decision at the right time. I think he is getting better and better each day.
background brand dame felt good needed shape terms understanding
I think he didn't feel like he needed any assistance. I think he felt that with his Notre Dame background he was in pretty good shape in terms of understanding the program, what he wanted to do. I think he wanted to come in and have a fresh, brand new approach.
background brand dame felt good needed shape terms understanding
I think he didn't feel like he needed any assistance, ... I think he felt that with his Notre Dame background he was in pretty good shape in terms of understanding the program, what he wanted to do. I think he wanted to come in and have a fresh, brand new approach.
difficult handled himself johnny number preparing
I think Johnny has done very well. Johnny has been under very difficult circumstances, with the way we, or should I say I, managed to get him back into the lineup. But, I think he has handled himself very mature, and he is preparing himself to be our number two.