[Against Princeton] we ran the ball well and protected the QB well, so [the offensive line] got off to a good start. We had no turnovers the whole day. We are relatively inexperienced and adjustments to different defenses and in-game adjustments to changes in alignments will be the challenges ahead of us. |
Being up just 6-0 that long was scary. When we scored on that fourth-down play, our sideline erupted. That was a big weight off our shoulders. We finally made that big play. We were a pretty excited team in that huddle after the game. |
Getting Ryan (Fodor) and Mike (McLeod), two of the most publicized kids in the state last year, the two MVPs, really helps us. |
He brings a football work ethic that may be one of the most detailed that I have seen. He?s got all these drills that he does for concentration. You always say when your best players do the most, it sets an example for everyone else. |
He looks great. To be that big and run that time is pretty impressive. |
I like our team speed. |
I think there?s a lot of viable candidates and a lot of times they look at somebody that?s done more, shown more ... It?s a real commitment for a kid, in the short term, to come back for a fifth year. And I think that makes an impression on (the players). |
I think we?re one of those teams that questions are going to be answered as we go along. |
I thought our defense played absolutely phenomenal. We put them in a hole. We had three turnovers in the first half, [but] we were still ahead 6-0. |
In terms of front-line players, it's the worst since I've been here. Last year, we probably had 10 more guys injured at this stage of practice. |
It will be another great year of Ivy football with a lot of close games. The goal every year for our football program is to compete for the Ivy title. We play in a league that is very balanced. Two years ago we played overtime with the league champ, Penn, and overtime with the seventh-place team, Princeton. Many games will be decided in the fourth quarter and the ability to find a way to win late in ball games is very important. |
It?s a neurological problem being evaluated as we go along under doctors? care. |
It?s confidence. The confidence level of this team built through the whole game on both sides of the ball and in the kicking game. You could feel it at halftime. We were just such a different team than we were last week. We were excited. These kids felt good about themselves. |
It's the degree of the break that will determine if he plays again. It's the same injury Eric Johnson had two years ago. Jake Borden did the same thing in our championship year [1999]. He came back to play the last two games of the season. |
Jeff is the classic drop-back guy. We will have no designed run for Jeff like we did for Alvin [Cowan '05]. He is an excellent play-action guy and has gotten a great feel for the screen game through the spring and preseason. |