Joe Kinnan
Joe Kinnan
giant good league national people team texas won work
It's a very good program. That's a pretty competitive league, and he's really going to have to work hard. They've got some big, giant people in that league. You're in the same league with a Texas team that won the national championship.
afraid good great work
He's got a great work ethic, and he's not afraid of the work. He's got a good comprehension of the game.
ability blocks football hits physical roll
He's a physical football player. When he hits you, he has the ability to roll his hips. He doesn't just hit you, he blocks you.
athletes good match matter offense pass run stop team
It doesn't matter what kind of offense a team is running. You have to have enough good athletes to match up. If all a team does is run and you can't stop the run, you are in trouble, and if all a team does is pass and you can't stop the pass, you're in trouble.
early gets school ways
The big thing is, now school gets out so early that you have a lot of downtime. We have to find little ways to keep them occupied.
highlight
They want to see play after play. They don't want to see a highlight reel.
football game gave involved
I don't know if I've ever been involved in a football game where we gave away so much so many times.
difference losing
There's a difference from losing and getting beat. I think we lost.
ball goal good low push
They can get down low on the goal line, come off the ball pretty good and get a push up the middle.
honor quite
That's quite an honor for Austin. Especially for a junior.
almost calling football kids night pain traveling
It was almost like you have two jobs. You were a football coach, and you were a traveling salesmen. It got to be a pain during the season. Every night you were calling kids over and over.
conference kid letter march sign signed signing sure unusual
It wasn't unusual for a kid to sign a conference letter and still be recruited. Signing day was in March then, and if you signed a kid (to a conference letter), you had to baby-sit him to make sure he was still coming.
gotten
We should have gotten him some more help. That was my fault.
attack gap line short
We can line him up over the center-guard gap in short yardage and let him attack without hindering his development as a center.