Bronco Mendenhall
Bronco Mendenhall
Marc Bronco Clay Mendenhall is the head coach of the Virginia Cavaliers football team at the University of Virginia, having been hired on December 4, 2015. Previously he was the head coach at Brigham Young University, where he had the second-most wins in school history and guided the Cougars to eleven straight bowl invitations, two outright conference championships and regular national Top 25 rankings...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth21 February 1966
CityAlpine, UT
correct squad team
You also do a self-analysis of your own team in the first two games, and it is important to correct things with your own squad that need fixing.
catching found game hard last might number plan pocket referring running scramble staff surprised teams time
What's interesting is they're running the quarterback, running him effectively and running him often. Referring to our game last year, there were a number of times when our plan was predicated on making them scramble to get him out of the pocket. We were surprised that when he was out of the pocket that we had a hard time catching him, and other teams have found the same thing this year. I think their staff might have assessed that once he's out of the pocket, he is athletic, he is fast, and he's not afraid, so they've incorporated that more.
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I had to be out front as the head coach in the beginning, to set the agenda and expectations of the program, ... But then the players have the free agency to buy into it and take it upon themselves, referring back to the coaches when they need to. But there is a transfer of power, of leadership, that happens on a football team and it's day to day, where the players hold to the standard that has been established.
against guard teams weeks
With most teams I've had to guard against complacency with two weeks between games,
adversity ball beginning critical leadership moved offense overcame resolve situations
I thought our offense moved the ball consistently from beginning to end. They overcame adversity in critical situations and the leadership of our quarterback and the resolve of the offense was exceptional.
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I think we're three deep at linebacker. You might see nine different guys out there. I like the idea of fresh infantry. If you're high pressure like we are it can allow you to enforce your will on the other team. We have experience and we have athleticism, and we have a blend of both.
confident expressing glad saying says
I see it expressing leadership, saying something he believes, ... He says what he thinks. I'm glad he's confident and I like him being himself.
across players protect somehow
Players play how they're coached, ... Somehow I've got to get a way to get across to them differently to protect the football.
plays
I give TCU credit, they made the plays to win.
gained poised proud
He was poised and gained confidence. I'm proud to be his coach.
afraid ball certainly confident forward gain looking plays positive reaching run tackled
He was confident with the football. He certainly wasn't afraid of contact; wasn't looking to run out of bounds. He was looking to gain positive yards. In fact, at the end of plays you see him tackled and then reaching the ball forward just to make a statement: One more yard.
afraid ball certainly confident forward gain looking plays positive reaching run tackled
He was confident with the football, ... He certainly wasn't afraid of contact; wasn't looking to run out of bounds. He was looking to gain positive yards. In fact, at the end of plays you see him tackled and then reaching the ball forward just to make a statement: One more yard.
game negative plays three
Those three plays in the game are the negative plays,
coaches replay reviewed trust
On my headset, our coaches told us it was a fumble. But I trust the replay system. They reviewed it and made the call,