Bobby Johnson
Bobby Johnson
Robert Alan Johnsonis a retired American football coach and former player. He was most recently the head football coach at Vanderbilt University, a position he held from the 2002 season until his retirement in 2010. In December 2001, Johnson became the Commodores' head coach, after leading Furman University to the NCAA Division I-AA national championship game. He coached the Paladins between 1994 and 2001, leading the team to a 60–36 overall record during his eight years. Prior to his hiring...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth8 February 1951
defensive face great hate jay run throw
Jay makes a great throw or a great run for a first down. As an old defensive coordinator, I would hate (to face him).
afraid guys hang plan
Our guys won't be afraid to play anybody, but we know we have to play well to hang in there and we plan on doing that.
anywhere georgia miles players
We were 30 miles from the Georgia line, so we were over there all the time, ... It was the same thing at Furman. We had more Georgia players than from anywhere else.
battle case chance field players time
I tell our players all the time that we have to battle every time we go out on the field to have a chance to win, ... That was the case today.
available best brings football guys jonathan talented
Jonathan is a very talented football player. He brings a lot to the table. He was one of those guys available and the best at his position. We want to get Massey in here and find out what he can do best. He's that versatile.
came care help high honor jay wants
I think it's a very high honor for Jay, but Jay will be the first one to tell you it's preseason. I know it's a cliche, but he's that kind of guy. He doesn't care about it. He wants us to win, and Jay came back to Vanderbilt to help us win.
king ourselves road
We're not proclaiming ourselves king of the road or anything.
ball came caught corner exactly left lined screaming spot watching
(Weaver) came from our left and came screaming through there. I don't know exactly where he was lined up. I was watching the spot of the ball and caught him out of the corner of my eye.
similar sort truth wake
To tell you the truth, we're sort of similar to Wake Forest,
moral support trying
We're trying to give them all of the moral support we can,
arkansas friend good
We hadn't even made it to the airport. Same thing after the Arkansas game. He's a good friend of mine.
against chances extremely games hitting playing three tough unless win
We had chances to win all three of those games, to tell you the truth. But unless you're just playing extremely well and hitting on all cylinders, it's tough to win those games against those high-powered teams.
defense played tired
We had a play ready. Our defense was tired and had played a lot of plays.
came gave message younger
When he came back, I think it gave a big message to our seniors, a big message to our younger players.