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...
compete competition guys open playing talent talking thinking williams
We're thinking about it and talking about it, and we have to get some competition going in the secondary, ... They want to give Travis Williams a look to see if he can compete a little bit. Those guys have talent but they're not playing the way we need back there, so we'll open it up a little.
days exactly though until
Even though it probably went exactly as we thought it would two days ago, until those faxes come across, you never know.
blood cal sharks special teams
Every play on special teams is a nightmare. Cal comes after the punt. They're like sharks smelling blood right now. They will come after us and try to do the same thing.
business care classroom emphasize player reason
The reason our student-athletes are here is to get an education. I can't emphasize enough how important it is that each player take care of business in the classroom before they can do it on the field.
chance ground guys several
Unacceptable, ... We had several guys who had a chance to get him on the ground and we didn't do it.
coming good job tried worn
We just got worn out a bit, ... They did a good job coming back and we just tried to fend off the onslaught.
last turned year
Lou turned up the wick considerably this year from last year.
defensive game second threw
My second game as defensive coordinator when I was at Cincinnati, ... He threw 52 (points) on us.
defensive game penn played second threw university
My second game as a defensive coordinator when I was at the University of Cincinnati, we played Penn State, ... He threw 52 (points) on us.
bother competitor good great happen hate miss wish
I wish he wasn't out for the season, but it doesn't bother me that he'll miss our game. He's such a great competitor and such a good person. You hate to see anything like that happen to such a great kid.
bad god good knows last news
So guys, I've got some good news and some bad news, ... How about the good news first. God knows we could use some after last weekend. Well, it's official, I'm still your coach!
gone team tells winning
There's no one on the team I know, and I've only been gone a year. What that tells me is that they're winning with a young team. And we're going to be a young team.
concerns michigan
The thing that concerns me is what I could have done differently to get that out of them (against Michigan State).
excited guys handle helped hopefully mature ourselves seven spring younger
Right now, we're undefeated. I'm more excited about a spring than I've been in a long, long time. (But) we've got a long way to go. We're a little bigger, a little stronger, hopefully a little quicker. We've helped ourselves with the seven (new) guys that are in here right now and the younger guys are a little more mature in how they handle themselves.