Randy Edsall
Randy Edsall
Randy Douglas Edsallis an American football coach who is currently the director of football research-special projects for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was the head coach at the University of Maryland from 2011 to 2015. Edsall was previously the head coach at the University of Connecticut from 1999 until the 2011 Fiesta Bowl, and oversaw the program's promotion from the NCAA Division I-AA level to Division I-A. He has the most wins for a head football...
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He's here, he's paying his own way for classes, and he's taking part in football activities. He's a walk-on who'll be fighting for a chance to play, just like everybody else.
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He's got to learn a game plan. He doesn't need any other distractions other than getting himself prepared, ... The more he can do that the better he'll feel going into the game rather than have to answer a lot of questions at this point in time.
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He's demonstrated to me to have the best work ethic. He has the most passion of the next best tackle that I think we have on our team. He has the size, the strength and the athletic ability we're looking for. I just felt as we head into spring that he's going to line up there. It's based on what he's done and what other guys didn't do.
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Shane has got a tremendous passion to be a pilot. It's not something that he could do here from an academic standpoint so he's going to be going down there because he wants to be a corporate pilot. I told him that when he gets his license we'll rent a corporate jet and he can fly me around or something.
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You're not game-planning for your defense. You're just trying to install your base protections, your base running plays, your base passing plays.
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There?s a lot of work to do, no question, just like the other 116 Division I teams in the nation.
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I've never been in this situation before, ... But hopefully the kids that get the opportunity to get in and play will do a good job.
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The field position that Larry gave us was very big, ... He's a guy who will be missed.
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It's another evaluation process for us as coaches and that's the message that we'll convey to them.
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I think it's working out very well. It's good because all five of those guys or all 15 of those guys are in the same room and they're hearing the same thing. Not that there was a problem, but I think those five always have to work together.
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One good thing is I don?t give a (crap) about the statistics this week.
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You're allowed to have 85 on scholarship come August. It doesn't matter how many you sign as long as you're at 85 come preseason practice. Believe me, it's been thought out. I did get a degree. I know how to add and subtract.
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I expect Dennis, being relaxed, to go out and play the game,
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For a big man, he's got pretty light feet.