When I saw him at our summer camp, (Hurd) demonstrated a lot of athletic ability. And he showed good speed for a big man. We'll put some weight on him and where we plays ... I'm not sure yet ... but I know he's going to keep getting bigger and better. |
When we've been really good here, we've had guys that have been that way. You go back to when Alfred (Fincher) was here. |
When you can get that kind of field position through special teams it's a big advantage. Guys like that, the one thing it does is it gets the guys in front of them to keep blocking longer and sustain their blocks because they know that whenever he touches the ball he can go the distance. |
When you have a guy like Larry we've let people know they've got to strain a little bit more [on blocks] because if you get on guys, he has the ability to hit the seams and he's got the quickness to make people miss. |
When you play defense, it is about emotion. It is about enthusiasm. You want to see that and you want to have that. And we have a few guys that bring that to the table. |
You want to get your program to the point where every day kids go out and know that they have to compete to get better because if they don't they know there's somebody behind them who has the ability if they slack off. Overall we're at a point in our program now where we have more competition than we've ever had before. |
You're allowed to have 85 on scholarship come August. It doesn't matter how many you sign as long as you're at 85 come preseason practice. Believe me, it's been thought out. I did get a degree. I know how to add and subtract. |
You're not game-planning for your defense. You're just trying to install your base protections, your base running plays, your base passing plays. |