Larry Coker
Larry Coker
Larry Edward Cokeris an American football coach and former player. From 2001 to 2006, Coker served as the head coach at the University of Miami. His 2001 Miami team was named the consensus national champion after an undefeated season that culminated with a victory in the Rose Bowl over Nebraska. In the process of winning the championship, Coker became the 2nd head coach since 1948 to win the national championship in his first season.Coker was fired by Miami on November...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth23 June 1948
blame fact hold snaps
I don't want to blame this on Rochford. The fact is it's not all his fault. But the snaps have to be better. And we also have to hold it and put it down and make the kick.
andrew backup biggest fastest talented
I don't want to just have Andrew in a backup role. Andrew may be our most talented back. I know he's our fastest back and he's our biggest back, other than Tyrone.
colorado passes throwing
Colorado really got into the dinks, ... They were throwing passes from me to you.
physical pressure
He put a lot of pressure on, was very physical and I thought he did an outstanding job.
against florida played saw since state step
He played well against Florida State and Clemson and he's been getting better since then, ... What you saw against Temple, he was like a laser. He can step up and make the plays.
forget good next
If he makes a mistake, he can forget it the next play. He's going to be a good player.
hear
If he was hurting, I didn't want to hear it.
allow decision felt strongly university willie
I felt that it was the right decision to allow Willie into the University of Miami. I feel even more strongly about that now.
happy seven
I'd take seven right now and be happy with our first quarter.
team
I do think we were the better team (tonight).
handed obvious tonight
It's pretty obvious tonight we got it handed to us.
football missed team tells
Derrick hasn't missed anything. He's on time, he conscientious, he works. That tells me something. And it tells our football team something.
beauty drafted few last obviously ohio players
That's really the beauty of football. Just a few players make the difference. You look at Ohio State, they had 14 players drafted last year. Obviously they had some difference-makers on that team.
looking
That's something we're looking for. We need some big plays.