Al Lavan

Al Lavan
Alton Lavanis a former college football head coach for the Delaware State Hornets. He also served as the interim head coach for the Eastern Michigan Eagles in 2003, replacing Jeff Woodruff. He also played for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League...
effort level pleased step team toward ultimate
It's one step toward our ultimate goal. We are very pleased with the effort level our team displayed.
biggest hurdle opportunity whether
I think it all comes down to whether he'll get an opportunity with the right team. That's the biggest hurdle for him, getting with the right team.
dangerous decision distance execute game necessary option pitch
He can execute the option game in all its forms. He's a very dangerous player. He can go the distance or make the necessary decision to pitch it out to the other guy.
consistent early excited football keeping peter remarkably shown spring summer
Peter has shown through spring football, the summer and the early fall, he has been remarkably consistent with his distance. We're excited about that and keeping him in the groove.
bryan california due fall family home informed personal recently return university
Bryan recently informed me that he will not return to the university this fall due to personal reasons. He said he wanted to return home to California to be with his family and girlfriend.
lose move obviously prior starting tough
Obviously it's tough to lose your starting quarterback prior to the season, but we will make adjustments and move forward.
although believe gotten
It's been pretty challenging. All you can do is play whatever's there on the schedule. Although it doesn't look like it from the scores, I believe we have gotten better.
bad freshmen games good pleased
I'm very pleased with him. Red-shirt freshmen will have good games and bad ones. We have to live with it.
defense ran tough utilize
And the fullback was not going to be a big part of the offense. Jarrod ran well and was a tough guy. We put him on defense to utilize his speed.
challenge conference creates defensive everybody good great hottest offense players productive run skill skilled
They not only have the hottest offense, but the most productive offense in the conference. They run an (option) offense that's different from what everybody else in the conference does and they do it with good skill players. When you have very skilled players who can improvise, that creates a great challenge for your defensive unit.
few multiple positions seldom tried
Very seldom do most of them (young quarterbacks) come out and be spectacular. We tried to put him in as few multiple decision-making positions as possible.
halftime pinpoint second tried win
We tried to pinpoint what we do best. We said at halftime we wanted to win the second half.
extent intensity key match skill
To the extent that you know a little more about your opponent, that's good. How we match the intensity and skill is the real key getting where we need to go.
might signed suited type
To get signed with that type of team, they might be potentially more suited to the things he does best.