He's going to be going up against a pretty good player, and I don't think you can go out there and be 90 percent and be effective. You have to be 100 percent. |
He's got ability, and he's got confidence, |
He's improved . . . but I think he has a ways to go. He's played with some injuries. He's a tough, tough kid. We have a few hours before game time. We'll see. |
He's making cuts full speed. He's quick, powerful. Lost some weight. A better back for sure than he was last year at this time. I think he's really helped himself. |
He's not just a big back. He's a big back who has that breakaway ability. He's really quick and a great athlete. |
He's played a lot at both positions. He played a year at guard. He played a year at center. Now, he's going back and forth. It's not like one of those positions is a new position for him. And I think his intelligence helps him. Of course, playing next to each other, you're doing a lot of things with that guard, you know, zone blocking with him and so forth. I think that makes it a little easier. |
He's really a great player. What did he have ... 20 sacks for a season? He's not as big as some guys, but he can move and he knows what he's doing. |
He's the calmest guy in the house and I think it showed today. |
He's very much in control. He's the calmest guy on our sideline as far as I can tell, and that's the mark of a good quarterback and a good leader for your offense. He's always got it under control. |
Heck, it's his last name. |
How those quarterbacks play will go a long way toward determining how the league goes. |
I am very appreciative to the university for allowing me to finish my coaching career at Virginia Tech. This is the only place I want to coach, and it's a great place to coach because of the administration and our great fan support. |
I didn't think I was going to accept the job when I went there to visit. I had no idea I was going to like it. |
I didn't think it looked like a fluke, |
I don't mind saying it. Probably the biggest holdup right now is my assistant coaches. I feel strongly I've got a great staff. If you look at Bryan Stinespring and Bud Foster and Jim Cavanaugh, and I could go on down the line. If you see what they mean to this program, then they need to be paid well. |