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
We're having guys start to step up and it's very important that we have that. We've just got to keep moving, get to the football, and play with a lot of pride in this program, which we did today when we got the chance to play.
I just thought it was an opportunity for me to come back, give back and get back to coaching college football ... my first love.
I'll have to talk to him it's the first I've heard of it. We all make mistakes. It's what you do after.
I had the opportunity to meet all the candidates. George is the perfect fit for this job -- he knows Idaho, he knows the Northwest and he knows basketball. I welcome him as a colleague.
I'm happy for this opportunity to get back to college football, which has always been my first love.
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.
Him missing 2? weeks in the preseason really hurt him and set him behind,
I'm excited to be back in the state and around these people I've known for a long time. There aren't many times you have an opportunity to come back and finish where you started.
In four years, I thought we got them into a pretty good situation. In the fifth year, obviously, they took away our chance.
Steve threw the ball well. Steve was very impressive, particularly his accuracy. He was on the money.
It was just fun to get out and coach. The enthusiasm for the first day was unbelievable. For me personally, it was great to get out there and coach.
It's exciting just to get out there, number one, but more than anything, just to see where we're at. We've got to find out who the players are. To me, the most exciting time, the most fun time, is practice. So I'm looking forward to it.
It's fun to see the enthusiasm out there right now as far as the Vandals are concerned. They deserve that enthusiasm after the things they've gone through the last few years.
It was a bad decision, taking that job.