Dennis Erickson
Dennis Erickson
Dennis Brian Ericksonis an American football coach and former player. He is currently the assistant head football coach and running backs coach at the University of Utah. Erickson as served as the head football coach at the University of Idaho, the University of Wyoming, Washington State University, the University of Miami, Oregon State University, and Arizona State University. His record as a college football head coach is 179–96–1. Erickson has also been the head coach of two teams in the...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth24 March 1947
CityEverett, WA
If I'm going to do something, I'm going to do it in the next few days.
I haven't seen them on the field. When you look at it on tape, when you win two football games, you haven't done a lot of good things, to be honest.
The greatest thing that's happened to me is Nick Holt leaving so I can come back.
If we can get that done, then a lot of things will happen. I don't know what it's going to cost, but obviously we're going to have to do that.
Obviously the focal point on any football team is the quarterback, there is no question about that. And I feel very, very good about Steve.
There were times last year when we had offensive and defensive linemen going both ways. There are times when guys are so beat up, they won't practice on Wednesdays. They won't practice on Fridays. So you've got to have some guys fill in.
It's a combination of young guys and some veterans. I spent a lot of time interviewing and talking to the staff here. I really felt they did a good job. I wanted to keep as many as I could.
I'm happy for this opportunity to get back to college football, which has always been my first love.
Now, it's just a matter of competing, winning some games and working your rear end off. There is no magic wand.
If we're going to throw the ball and be consistent, we've got to be able to throw it, we've got to be able to catch it and we can't throw interceptions. Those are the things that happened to us in the second half. I thought the first half was a different story.
I think there's a good chance. This interests me.
It was a bad decision, taking that job.
No, not at all. I don't have any ego. People who know me well enough know that. I just want to coach.
Steve threw the ball well. Steve was very impressive, particularly his accuracy. He was on the money.