Ron Zook
Ron Zook
Ronald Andrew Zookis an American football coach and former player. He served as the head football coach at the University of Florida from 2002 to 2004 and the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign from 2005 to 2011. Zook is a native of Ohio and an alumnus of Miami University, where he played college football. He has worked as an assistant coach in the National Football Leaguewith the Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs, and New Orleans Saints. In August 2012, he...
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Chris is a guy the offensive coaches fought for the day we walked in the door. He's a guy that could possibly be an NFL offensive lineman, as well.
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I love coaching against those guys, ... They've forgotten more than most people know. They've seen it all.
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If this had been a game he would have played, but you want to be safe any time you have a head injury.
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He reminds me of Chris Leak, the guy we had at Florida. He's very athletic, very humble, and he's a leader. He was calling me and asking, 'How about this guy, how about this guy?' It's hard to get that team attitude today.
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He's a defensive player, too, and a fast guy, ... Although if you watched, he got knocked down one time and that can't happen. We're just trying to accelerate his experience, and one way is to get him on the field more.
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He wants to have an opportunity to play more and he didn't know if that's going to happen. He wants to get into an offense that fits him better.
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He knows this situation is a great situation. He wants a chance to call plays.
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He hasn't made the strides that I'd like to see in the weight room. That's impossible. He's burning the candle at both ends. It's important that he has a very good summer in the weight room and get a little bit stronger.
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He has had success at the highest level of college football and that winning attitude will be a great advantage as we move forward with the progress of this program.
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Getting Justin back is a big, big plus, ... He is arguably one of our better players. I was really impressed with the way he played, having not played in a while.
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You had to make sure, particularly this first year here, that we had to fill our needs. For the most part, I think we hit right on.
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You have to get guys in there who make fewer mistakes.
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We're using what we feel is everybody we have, ... The good players have to play good, and everyone has to play as hard as they possibly can play.
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We're thinking about it and talking about it. But we're using what we feel like is everybody we have. We have to get the ones who are playing better. Everyone has to play as hard as they can.